Including the closely related term district.
… role as a planning authority and influencing Western Power Distribution to resolve local capacity issues on the grid. Priority 3: Improve the energy efficiency of homes across the district Energy use in homes is the second biggest producer of greenhouse gas emissions in our district. While major strides are being taken to decarbonise electricity production nationally by 2030, gas is likely…
… 1 DESTINATION ZERO Creating a greener, more sustainable Malvern Hills district District Council Malvern Hills 2 Destination Zero 1 INTRODUCTION Cllr John Raine (Portfolio-Holder for the Environment) Cllr Julie Wood (Chair of the Environment Policy Development Panel). In July 2019, Malvern Hills District Councillors unanimously…
… supported a Motion for the Council to declare a Climate Emergency and prepare an action plan by way of response. Over the succeeding five months a huge amount of work has been undertaken not only by councillors and staff of the district council but also with inputs from a considerable number of individuals and partner organisations with particular interests and relevant expertise to contribute…
… to the task. The resulting plan: Destination Zero: Creating a greener and more sustainable Malvern Hills District represents the all-important first stage in our commitment to reducing carbon emissions within the district area to net zero – this being our target not only for the council’s own infrastructure and operational environment but for the district area and its communities as a whole…
…. The council has made an initial commitment of £250,000 to support the plan, the aim of which is to achieve net zero emissions ‘as quickly as possible’ - with its own operations becoming carbon neutral by 2030, and the district as a whole by 2050 at the very latest. That said, it is of course impossible to know with any certainty how long it will take to achieve several of the ambitions and planned…