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Wolverhampton City Council

… occur Definitions Carbon emissions – the release of stored carbon into the atmosphere Greenhouse gas emissions – all gases that have a warming effect when released into the Earth’s atmosphere e.g. methane, carbon dioxide Carbon footprint – greenhouse gas emissions that a person or organisation is responsible for releasing into the atmosphere Greenhouse blanket Our Climate Commitment…

… fields – Council, City and Community – each with two outcomes: Council • Reducing the council’s carbon emissions • Increasing sustainability within the council City • Improving support towards carbon reduction in the city • Improving support for sustainability in the city Community • Raising Environmental Awareness • Enabling Community Action The council’s 2028 commitment will be reached…

… by actions in the council field. Actions within all three fields are cross-cutting and will help the city become net carbon zero by 2041. Our commitments Citizen’s Assembly Welcome Meeting, 3 February 2020, Wolverhampton Art Gallery wolverhampton.gov.uk Our commitments Our Climate Commitment 14 Improving support towards carbon reduction in the city • Further develop electric vehicle…

… infrastructure across the city • Support delivery of renewable energy facilities within the city • Further develop existing infrastructure to support energy shift • City to be carbon neutral by 2041 Improving support for sustainability in the city • Deliver scheme to enable sustainable practices and carbon reduction in schools. • Deliver SMART technology across city to reduce energy use • Deliver…

… scheme that encourages business to eliminate single-use plastics Reducing the council’s carbon emissions • Making the council’s transport fleet ultra-low emission by 2028 • Council to use renewable energy sources to power all council buildings • Ensure all council buildings are as energy efficient as possible Increasing sustainability within the council • Improve transparency around recycling…