Including 13 closely related terms such as council buildings, council building, and council operations.
… and procurement process). Changes in this category are generally the least financially intensive and can be initiated quickly. It is also important to drive actions in this area as an enabler and stimulus of further action in the wider borough. • Energy Demand Reduction - Focused on council operations and assets (e.g. council buildings, fleet), but unlike the above, relates to more tangible, capital…
… OFFICIAL Cheshire East Council Environment Strategy 2020-24 OFFICIAL 2 May 2020 INTRODUCTION At the Council meeting on 22 May 2019 the Elected Members of Cheshire East Council approved the following Notice of Motion1: “This Council notes that on 1 May Parliament declared an environment and climate…
… of residents, Council staff, council customers, local businesses and other stakeholders will be an important part of the council’s activities to deliver this strategy. The council has a number of platforms and opportunities to engage and educate different audiences about climate change and the environmental impacts of their day to day lives. This includes access to local media through media releases…
… locally by taking action to reduce our carbon emissions and become a Carbon Neutral Council by 2025. The Council has already reduced carbon emissions by 55% since 2010 through initiatives to reduce carbon and introduce renewal energy sources to our buildings and streetlighting. The Council has produced its Carbon Action Plan7 to set out how it will achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 and how…
… improvement in air quality is the key measure of success. The Annual Status Report is submitted to Defra for assessment and feedback, and is presented to the Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee before being published on the Council’s website. CASE STUDY – AIR QUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS The level of air pollution is currently a regular item on national and local…