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Leicestershire County Council

… to the ISO 14001 standard; • 2012: LCC signed up to Climate Local, an Environment Agency supported initiative; • 2014: The Council approved the Carbon Reduction Strategy and Implementation Plan focusing on reducing carbon emissions in the County; • 2018: LCC signed up to UK 100 Pledge; and • 2019: LCC declared a climate emergency and commited to achieve carbon neutrality for its own…

… and this will take further discussion, analysis and agreement to accomplish. Achievement of these targets is supported by a prioritised Action Plan. In addition, to support the work to achieve carbon neutrality for the Council’s own operations and for Leicestershire, a Carbon Reduction Roadmap will be produced setting out the key workstreams for achieving these targets. We will also establish a suite…

…. O. Support action for sustainable development and growth O1. Utilising our own land and assets, the Council will ensure infrastructure growth and delivery does not harm the environment or contribute to climate change and instead actively seeks to improve biodiversity and reduce carbon emissions, thereby creating exemplars of sustainable development. O2. Work with partners…

… weather events; • Vulnerable people in the community are particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change; • Increased risk of damage to the Council’s highway assets; • Support our responsibilities as the Lead Local Flood Authority; • Responsibility to play an active role in helping to meet national and international carbon reduction targets; and • To support the local economy in moving…

… Leicestershire. In recent years there have been growing public calls for action on the environment and climate change, be that in terms of reducing the use of single use plastics, improving air quality, encouraging the use of low emissions vehicles and improving energy efficiency. In response Leicestershire County Council has declared a climate emergency and made a commitment to achieve carbon…