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Rossendale Borough Council

… from renewable sources. TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: Commission an assessment of the Council’s carbon footprint; Identify ways to reduce the consumption of energy in council owned buildings; Work with local housing associations and private sector landlords to increase home insulation and adopt other energy efficiency measures, identifying government funding…

… a positive impact both locally and globally. 02 03 Our Commitments Our aims are to make the council’s activities net-zero carbon by 2030 and to work in partnership to reduce carbon emissions for the whole of Rossendale. Currently, in Rossendale, each person is responsible for an average of ten tonnes of carbon emissions each year. This equates to 24 million balloons per person. It is our…

… to local communities to encourage the wider take up of such approaches. WE WILL FOCUS ON DRIVING THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: Reaching a carbon-zero position for the Council’s activities by 2030; Reducing the Council’s overall energy consumption by 50 percent by 2030; Obtaining our energy needs from renewable sources; Increasing the number of businesses and housholds who source their utilities…

… travel options such as walking and cycling. The Council’s development of the new bus station in Rawtenstall is a visible commitment to our approach for better public transport and we are keen to work with government on even more ambitious developments in the future such as a modern rail route into Great Manchester. WE WILL FOCUS ON DRIVING THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: Moving all council fleet…

… scheme for commercial waste collection and disposal and additional promotion; Introduce food waste collection; Investigate the possibilities of using our waste for energy production; Identify council owned sites suitable for increased tree coverage; Work with local businesses, communities and schools on a major tree planting scheme; Ban the procurement of single use plastics for all…