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Blackpool Borough Council

… simple rules to help us work towards our goal: • Reducing emissions, not compensating for them – we will only use carbon offsetting – the practice of compensating for emissions by paying a company to make a carbon saving for us – as a last resort. We will only consider using such measures, like as peatland restoration elsewhere in Lancashire, and the mechanical removal of emissions through…

… Climate Emergency Action Plan4 Introduction from the Chief Executive We need to prepare and adapt to deal with the projected impacts of climate change, and so this plan commits Blackpool to becoming carbon neutral by 2030. This is no small task, and re-thinking how we live whilst still improving people’s lives also means action across the Fylde Coast, Lancashire and beyond. We will take…

… most of the North, although the proportion of holiday trips by bike is negligible . There is also a relatively high proportion of people who do not regularly use the internet. Some of our most important actions include: • Develop a strategy for providing and running electric transport • Make it simpler and more attractive for people to use no- and low-carbon transport, by developing…

… Environment Bill, which is likely to include collecting more recyclable material from houses • Continue to work with Keep Britain Tidy and the LoveMyBeach campaign to reduce beach and street litter • Promote the benefits of the circular economy, where goods are refurbished and resold instead of being disposed • Develop or adopt a low carbon/plant- based food award scheme for participating…

…: • Work with Lancashire councils on the development of the Greater Lancashire Plan environment workstream • Roll out Carbon Literacy Training at the Council and offer the course to interested partners and local organisations • Develop some “shovel ready” projects with interested partners (this means we will develop and design some carbon-reducing schemes which can be delivered quickly when we…