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… and several other key private businesses. Slough Borough Council | Background & Context 11 2. BACKGROUND & CONTEXT KEY POLICIES RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE To date, Slough Borough Council have developed several responses to the motion on climate change: Carbon Management Plan 2020-2030: Following the motion on climate change, the Carbon Management Plan introduces measures to reduce…

… is solely responsible, and those where the council is engaging and influencing others. Key teams or organisations are also indicated. The capital cost of achieving all the carbon reduction actions is estimated to be over £3 billion, but the actions could also result in savings in excess of £4 billion arising from reductions in operating costs. Dedicated SBC staff time will also be needed…

… to achieve the actions. The actions will offer positive impacts across wider economic, social and environmental spheres, termed “co-benefits”. It is essential that these savings and co-benefits are considered in making the case for action. Next steps Based on carbon savings potential, the priority areas for action around carbon reduction are improving building efficiency, reducing emissions…

… carbon emissions across the council’s own estate and operations to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. Climate Change Strategy Vision: The Climate Change Strategy Vision statement was adopted by the Council in June 2021. The statement outlines both the 2030 stretch and 2040 carbon neutrality targets. Slough 2040 Vision: The Slough 2040 Vision outlines the ambitions for the future of Slough…

… Ambition Pathway demands for ambitious and urgent reduction interventions. The scale of the actions necessary to reduce emissions by 55% for the 2030 stretch target and then 75% by 2040, requires immediate radical changes across all areas of activities for Slough. Chapter 6 of this report defines these interventions to reduce carbon emissions across all sectors. They can be thought…