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South Somerset District Council

… 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…

… 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…

… and support Crewkerne, Milborne Port, Henstridge, Haslbury in bloom 1 Continue to progress Somerset’s Joint Climate Emergency Strategy and its actions Deliver the Wildflower Seed Giveaway, which will offer product and training to communities. Contributing towards the districts nature recovery Work with Somerset Waste Partnership to pilot an electric refuse vehicle in South Somerset…

… (aligned to 2030 Climate Emergency commitments) • Support the ‘Bus Service Improvement Plan’ particularly to promote Digital Demand Responsive Transport Priority 3: To assist businesses to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic whilst supporting growth within the South Somerset economy in partnership with other organisations. Economy and Covid-19 Recovery District-wide: What we plan to do…