Including 10 closely related terms such as council business, building, and buildings.
… at all aspects of the Council’s work. From the way we heat our buildings, to our supply chain, and from how we travel in the district, to how we support local residents and businesses. Because we also want to help you live and work more sustainably. We aspire for the whole district to be carbon neutral by 2050. This will, of course, take time. But we now have a far greater understanding…
… of the district. Mitigating it’s impact on climate change, replacing its street lights with LED’s, the new Dover Leisure Centre being built to BREAM very good rating (achieving highest energy efficiency rating Leisure Centre in Kent), ensuring Council new build/ refurbishment projects taking a fabric first approach to minimize heat loss, offering energy advice and grants to assist residents improve…
… and Industrial Strategy (BEIS – formerly DECC). These are detailed on the following pages and will provide both the baseline for and evidence of the progress towards the net zero carbon emission targets set by Dover District Council. Energy consumption in buildings, and transport are significant emitters within the Council’s estate and wider district as highlighted in the following charts, indicating…
… of Influence, and emissions of Concern 12 How the Climate Change Strategy is actioned 13 1. Overview of Workstreams 14 2. Weaving ‘the green thread’ into Council business 15 3. Monitoring and reporting Progress 16 Appendix 1: Evidencing the Need for Action 17 Links to DDC Strategies, Policies, Plans and related websites 22 Foreword We are all having an impact on the environment, and it is a collective…
… of this strategy is to explain how the Council intends to step up to meet the challenge and turn the climate emergency declaration into a plan of action that will refocus the Council’s activity, operations and spheres of influence to reduce emissions, increase sustainability and benefit the wider environment. Dover District Council (DDC) has a long history of action to improve the environment…