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Braintree District Council

… and ECC to encourage sustainable land stewardship practices on land across the District, including rewilding and tree planting. • Improve Biodiversity of farmland • Improve carbon capture and carbon storage of farmland • Improve water quality • Reduce carbon use through fewer artificial inputs Long Term TBC TBC S Encourage businesses to reduce waste Improve engagement and communication…

… C L I M A T E C H A N G E A C T I O N P L A N 7 Act ion Outcome Timescale Funding Carbon Impact Role Reduce the carbon impact and improve b iodivers i ty of new developments Continue to emphasise climate change and the requirements around carbon reduction and renewables in Neighbourhood Plans. • Increase awareness and consideration of Climate Change issues for those…

… to collaborate • Increase access and opportunities for grant funding Short Term £ N/A D Develop a sustainability and carbon reduction tool to assess the environmental impact on projects undertaken by the Council • Due consideration given of the environmental impacts and/or carbon emissions from projects and how they can be reduced. • Overall Council emissions reduced Short Term £ N/A D Support…

… the actions has not been fully quantified. Further, detailed work is required in order to produce a more definite assessment of the carbon reduction of each action within the plan. In an attempt to provide a high-level estimation, a carbon impact and cost scale has been incorporated into the plan. This method will help identify those actions that are likely to have the highest carbon reduction…

… to be calculated Climate Change Action Plan: September 2021 – March 2023 C L I M A T E C H A N G E A C T I O N P L A N 3 Act ion Outcome Timescale Funding Carbon Impact Role Conserve our Natural Resources Continue with campaigns to raise the profile of local food producers by promoting shop local and seasonal foods including plant based substitutes • Increased awareness of produce that can…