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London Borough of Redbridge

… support those living in fuel poverty. To complement improving the energy efficiency of our buildings we will need to make a change to low carbon and renewable energy sources. With the increased number of renewables, a decarbonised grid, further electrification and increase in lower carbon products we know there are increasing opportunities to use renewables. We will therefore need to work…

… The climate emergency declaration focussed on the council becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and carbon zero by 2050. Over the next three years we will work towards achieving carbon neutrality against our baseline 10,008 tCO2e emissions, seeking to reduce our emissions as far as possible. However, as the council is only directly responsible for 2.4% of the borough’s emissions this action plan gives…

… gas free from the start. By undertaking these measures not only will we be reducing carbon emissions but we will also be making our buildings more resilient to changing climate patterns and supporting the development of new green skills and jobs. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN | June 2021 p13 PROPERTY AND ENERGY We have already started reducing our emissions from our buildings. We have…

… about waste and how we dispose of it. We need to reduce waste and increase the amount we re-use and recycle. The disposal of residual black bag waste should only be considered as a last resort. We have already started our journey to reduce carbon emissions associated with waste, since our Climate Emergency declaration in 2019 we have; developed a Waste Reduction Strategy and introduced Waste…

… ENABLING OTHERS As a council we have committed to becoming carbon neutral as an organisation. However, given the organisation is directly responsible for approximately 2.4% of the borough’s emissions, action will be needed to address the majority of emissions in the borough and make Redbridge a great place to live. To reduce the borough’s emissions our residents will need to choose lower carbon…