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Pendle Borough Council

… to educate and engage businesses with low carbon sources of heating  Ensure the Council’s own estate’s energy efficiency is maximised through improved energy management  Ensure low cost technologies such as LED lighting are rolled out across the council estate, including parks and open spaces, as well as included in new developments, to reduce energy use  Support private landlords to improve eco…

… such as grey water systems in building maintenance programmes Actions Review Procurement Policy to minimise Single Use Plastics and enhance sustainable procurement  Encourage Single Use Plastics minimisation amongst Town and Parish Councils  Support the introduction of community drinking water schemes to minimise plastic bottle consumption  Continue to reduce paper consumption and improve use…

… of IT Supporting our communities to take action Strategic objectives Develop a media campaign to encourage community action on climate change  Identify Council assets to support community action Work with voluntary and community groups to enable collective action on climate change Actions Campaign to encourage residents to improve their environment  Campaign to promote reduce, reuse and recycle…

… messages  Campaign to promote sustainable food  Identify Council land for potential community growing initiatives  Support and encourage community climate initiatives  Promote community switch schemes to transfer energy from fossil fuel to renewable suppliers Supporting our future generations to find solutions Strategic objectives Work to ensure young people are engaged in solutions…

… targets in line with 2030 carbon neutral target  Identify and agree a Climate Emergency budget  Maintain the Council’s position opposing fracking  Lobby Government for policy change  Work with other Lancashire districts and Town and Parish Councils to enable collective action on climate change  Support biodiversity and the natural environment to help local carbon off setting opportunities…