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The Moray Council

… sense and follow a clear vision to create a sustainable future. The Climate Change Strategy marks our commitment to take action on climate change locally. It provides a framework for our actions aimed at reducing carbon emissions and preparing for the unavoidable impacts of changing weather patterns through the period 2020-2030 and beyond. Efforts to lessen the impact of climate change can also…

… to reduce carbon emissions and their impact within Moray. Help Moray respond proactively to predicted climate changes. Local Authorit specifc The guidance to the Act recommends public bodies embed climate change action in all core corporate and business planning processes and report on their progress annually. The scope of the duties are summarised in the guidance as: • All public bodies…

…. Approach: Educate, train, inform and communicate with pupils, staff, people, businesses and organisations across Moray. 27 Energy, buildings & digital connectvit To mitigate climate change, carbon reduction will be pursued by applying the energy hierarchy, (see below) particularly in relation to the built environment. This will include identifying and implementing opportunities…

… to reduce carbon emissions, increasing renewable energy generation, specifying appropriate low carbon design in future work and encouragement of similar measures in the wider community through partners such as the CPP and HIE. The council will seek to use materials that minimise environmental harm, including consideration of embodied energy 4and chemicals known to be harmful, particularly…

… Plan, is designed to provide a co-ordinated and appropriate response to help all with Moray to deal with the challenges that climate change is expected to bring. On the 27 June 2019, Moray Council declared a Climate Change Emergency. It was agreed that a Climate Change Strategy and action plan would be prepared and adopted with the aim of Moray Council becoming carbon neutral by 2030. Further…