Including the closely related terms low carbon, carbon, and low carbon.
… to increase tree cover within our communities • Deliver the County wide Climate Emergency Strategy • Deliver low carbon transport options including walking, cycling and electric mobility across South Somerset • Support the development of environmental and ecological aspects within local, parish and neighbourhood plans, promoting Nature Recovery Networks across the district To keep South Somerset…
… environmental groups Embed the National Scheme for assessing Themes, Output and Measures (TOMs) into SSDC’s procurement strategy, which attaches social value and carbon reduction to purchasing decisions Continue to grow the network of Environment Champions across the district 1 2 3 Yeovil, Martock & Chard: Delivery of Ecological and environment improvements 1 2 3 Yeovil…
… improvements for 28 Park Homes across Somerset. Continued to measure and track the decrease in SSDC’s annual car- bon footprint; progressing priority projects that best deliver for the carbon neutrality target of 2030 Worked with Somerset Waste Partnership to roll out Recycle More over the Summer despite the challenges of Covid and the national driver shortage. It is already seeing…
… an action plan based on the “Accelerated Housing Delivery in South Somerset” report • Continue the delivery of the Environment Strategy action plan, reducing our carbon emissions by 10% every year, to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 • Deliver schemes to enhance the quality of our local environment and its resilience to adapt to climate change • Protect South Somerset’s landscape and to seek…
… clean, green and attractive and respond to the climate and ecological emergency we will work in partnership to: Priority 1: To accelerate action to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change which includes reducing the Carbon footprint of the authority and enhancing the natural environment. Environment What we plan to do - Environment Relaunch and celebrate the River Parrett…