Including the closely related term district.
… Ref: STEMS-07-ST2 Rev:02 / April 2021 South Derbyshire District Council Climate and Environment Strategy Document Ref: STEMS-07-ST2 Rev:02 Date: March 2021 Page | 2 | Table of Contents South Derbyshire District Council…
… ............................................................................................... 6 Our Objectives and Targets ............................................................................................................... 7 What are Carbon Emissions? ......................................................................................................... 7 South Derbyshire District Council Buildings and Operational Emissions ......................................... 8…
… | Foreword We in South Derbyshire have always understood the close bond between our environment and our prosperity. “Our earth, our wealth” has been the maxim on the Council’s crest since it was founded in 1974. This has never been as true as it is now. The origins of the maxim were in the District’s long associations with the earth beneath it – the coal and clay which formed the basis of our local…
… Ref: STEMS-07-ST2 Rev:02 Date: March 2021 Page | 4 | Our Aspiration South Derbyshire District Council understands the need for urgency in tackling climate change. On 27 June 2019 the Council declared a Climate Emergency. This committed to: • Strive to make South Derbyshire District Council carbon neutral by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before the Government target…
… of 2050; • Call on the UK Government to provide the powers and resources to make the 2030 target realistic; • Work with partners across the District and region to deliver this goal through all relevant strategies; • Report back to Council within six months and have a standard Environmental and Development Services Committee agenda item on environmental improvements the Council is taking…