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Swale Borough Council

… has been rolled out with signage, staff training and the ability to issue fixed penalty notices for non- adherence. 2.11 The Climate and Ecological Emergency Declaration stated that we would “eliminate single-use plastic from council operations wherever possible” by 2021. A cross department audit of the council’s plastic use was undertaken, and elimination or replacement of single use…

… in carbon emissions can be achieved is available on the council’s website. 2.16 This year we have planted 295 standard trees and 14053 whips. 2.17 COVID19 has accelerated the move to virtual and hybrid meetings and new ways of working, resulting in business and commuting miles falling dramatically. However other challenges have arisen, such as the increase in household waste being put out…

… Recommendations 1. Members to discuss the progress and refer to Council on 31 January 2024. 2. To approve the reallocation of £11,000 Improvement and Resilience funds towards the Carbon Footprint recalculation project to provide the evidence for revising the Action Plan. 1 Purpose of Report and Executive Summary 1.1 On 26 June 2019 the Council declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency setting…

… ourselves challenging targets to achieve net zero carbon for the council by 2025 and net zero carbon across the Borough by 2030. 1.2 Part of the declaration requires an annual progress report to be taken to Council in January each year. 1.3 This is the fifth annual report covering the activities undertaken towards achieving our targets during 2023. 1.4 It is very positive to be able…

… to report the amount of progress made despite the pressures on the Council from the pandemic and other economic pressures. 1.5 However, we need to realise that we will not fully meet our ambitious targets and that work is needed to reprioritise our actions. 2 Background 2.1 Since the spring of 2019 councils across the UK have been declaring climate emergencies of varying types and ambition…