… at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Their research has helped us set the context for our future direction and we will continue to draw on their expertise over the life of this strategy and beyond. Since the publication of our last strategy, we have delivered a wide-ranging action plan. We have improved cycling and walking infrastructure, which has resulted in a 3…
… 40 per cent increase in cycling since 2013. We have protected our parks and open spaces and promoted biodiversity. In 2008, the council set itself a target of reducing operational CO2 emissions by 40 per cent by 2018 and we have now achieved 59.6 per cent. The importance that we give to energy efficiency, renewables and tackling fuel poverty has also been demonstrated…
… expansion of home working, with improvements in the supporting technological infrastructure and reductions in commuting journeys. More citizens are walking and cycling as part of their everyday routine. The crisis has shown the resilience of the city and that mass behaviour change can attract widespread support. Clearly, there are useful lessons to be learnt. It is imperative to address the climate…
… emergency within the COVID-19 recovery programme. Achievements from the last strategy Since the publication of the last environmental strategy, the council has delivered a wide-ranging set of actions to improve sustainability in the city and there have been some noticeable achievements. These include improved cycling and walking rates, decreased domestic waste, better recycling rates, increased…
… is a snapshot of some of our recent environmental achievements, coming off the back of our previous priorities: 7 ~ 3.2% decrease in household waste 40% increase in people cycling since 2013 El ltl 100+ new Passivhaus homes built - and won the RIBA Stirling Prize 8 0 o/c -:~i=~~~t~f rated our .. overall approach to tackling c limate…