Including the closely related terms reduce, carbon emission, and carbon.
… around areas such as climate change, carbon reduction and the management of waste that the Council needs to address. It is important to ensure that the Council has a Sustainability Action Plan in place to help co-ordinate and structure sustainability actions and ensure that they are implemented in a meaningful and pragmatic way. Our Action Plan is included at Appendix 1 and is split into three…
… and opportunities laid out in the Risk Assessment and will also be produced every five years. Sustainability Strategy February 2018 18 The Clean Growth Strategy (2017) sets out a range of policies and proposals across the industrial, transport and domestic sectors to reduce carbon emissions. ‘Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment’ (2018) sets out a national long-term framework…
… as the management of its own buildings and public spaces. Activities include but are not restricted to energy efficiency and carbon reduction; procurement of materials, managing the use of our vehicles and improving waste minimisation; conserving and reducing water use in the Council’s buildings. Sustainable Environment This concentrates on areas where environmental impacts can be addressed, mainly…
… through Planning Policy and the District Plan. In terms of land use and the built environment it is about ensuring that development in Mid Sussex is more sustainable. This theme also covers work to support sustainable economic growth. Areas of activity include sustainable transport; waste minimisation and recycling; water conservation and flooding, air quality; energy efficiency and carbon reduction…
… are provided at Appendix 2. In summary, the key legislative requirements come under the headings of: Climate change Waste reduction and recycling Air quality Sustainable transport Energy and carbon reduction Local landscapes and biodiversity Delivery and Performance Management Arrangements Officer level The Council has a Sustainability Officer who supports…