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… In recognition of the increasing threat posed by climate change, Wirral Council declared an Environment and Climate Emergency through an all-party resolution in July 2019. In March 2021 the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee approved the council's Environment and Climate Emergency Policy which provides the basis for the council’s journey to becoming carbon emissions neutral within…
…). “Ensuring the benefits and burdens are shared equally” Climate Action Workstreams For ease, the ECEAP has been broken down into key areas, referred to as ‘Workstreams’. Each workstream (WS) contains a range of actions designed to embed change, provide guidance, increase sustainability and reduce carbon emissions. Below is an overview of the workstreams, further information on the headline actions…
… for the council to deliver our ambition of net carbon zero by 2030. Urgent action needs to be taken in certain areas now to ensure we have the correct policies, investment and delivery mechanisms in place to secure carbon reductions across all our service areas. Key priority actions have been identified for 2022/23 to ensure the council continue on the trajectory to keep pace with the carbon budget and meet…
… carbon ambitions are adequately reflected in Procurement Strategy and Policy 10.2 Addressing Future Contracts to ensure minimum carbon emissions 10.3 Set ambitious short-term targets for renewables/low carbon energy 10.4 Review and address emissions from existing long-term contracts 10.5 Improve data collection and performance monitoring for environmental criteria 10.6 Procurement…
… Replacement project - which saw almost all the borough’s streetlights changed to LED bulbs, switching to green electricity and the introduction of on-street electric vehicle charging points. The council has also become a bronze accredited Carbon Literate Organisation – encouraging its staff and elected members to further learn and understand the importance of lowering carbon emissions and protecting our…