Including the closely related term district.
… Selby District Council Low Carbon Strategy 2021 - 2030 Produced by: Low Carbon Project Officer Date: 08 September 2021 Approved: 24 February 2022 Revisions: 1.0 2 Contents Foreword 3 Strategy on a page 5 1. Introduction 6 The Global…
… Challenge 6 Our Challenge 6 Our Vision 8 Our Aim 9 2. Background and Policy Context 11 3. Low Carbon Workstreams 13 Workstream 1: Carbon Monitoring 13 Workstream 2: Travel 14 Workstream 3: Council Buildings and Energy Use 15 Workstream 4: Working Practices 16 Workstream 5: Natural Environment and Biodiversity 16 Workstream 6: Influencing Others in the District 17 Other workstreams: 18 Council Housing 18…
… change through identifying and promoting low carbon – including aiming for the Council to be Carbon neutral before 2050. We know from the consultation undertaken as part of the development of the Council Plan that it is something residents fully support. The Council Plan also highlighted that with investment in world-leading carbon capture technology taking place in our district, including…
… the Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at Drax, we're right at the forefront of the UK's drive for net zero carbon emissions. Investment in green technology is creating new jobs and putting the district on the world stage. There are also wider benefits to becoming carbon neutral in terms of health and well-being, biodiversity, green recovery, air quality and community resilience. As a Council…
… leadership in helping to tackle the district’s wider carbon footprint. Clearly a major change since we embarked on this work is Local Government Review with the recent government decision in July 2021 to create a new unitary North Yorkshire Council. This means that Selby District Council will no longer exist in April 2023. Whilst this fundamentally changes our ability to plan longer term as a Council…