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Chorley Council

… our ambitious vision, priorities and action plan which will help us all to achieve a greener, carbon neutral Chorley which is well placed to meet the needs of our future generations. Our comprehensive programme of activity will deliver real , tangible change such as converting our Council vehicles to electric powered, decarbonisation of our buildings, requiring our suppliers to demonstrate…

… Borough and includes transport, energy, and waste. There are also many ways we can use nature to deliver carbon reductions and build our resilience to changes in the environment, such as natural flood defences and helping biodiversity to thrive. What is Our Carbon Footprint in Chorley? Carbon footprints have been calculated for both Council assets and the Borough as a whole (for further…

… due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Council’s total emissions for 2019 were 1568.03 tCO2e (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions), of which the largest contributor was the Council’s use of mains gas. The emissions of Chorley Borough are provided by The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and we have detailed data records which date back to 2005, however…

… for unavoidable environmental impacts by building climate resilience into our systems and services. As a Council we directly emit a small percentage of the UK’s carbon emissions, but we influence around 40% of emissions through our roles as community leaders and via the services we deliver such as planning, streetscene services and waste collection. We are working with partners including Lancashire…

… an overarching framework for our priorities for actions and guide what we plan to deliver to achieve our goal of a net zero Borough. Everything we do falls within a number of identified themes which are interlinked. SUMMARY Climate Change Objective 1 To understand the carbon footprint of both the Council’s activities and the Borough as a whole, now and in the future, so we can develop robust plans…