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Wiltshire Council

…, the council acknowledged the climate emergency and committed to seek to make the county of Wiltshire carbon neutral by 2030. To this end, in July 2019 Wiltshire Council pledged as an organisation to become carbon neutral by 2030. A Climate Emergency Task Group was set up, gathering the views of a wide range of stakeholders to provide recommendations on ways to reduce carbon emissions. Wiltshire…

… Wiltshire Council – and Wiltshire’s people – to lead action on climate change. We hope that residents, communities, organisations and business will join us in working towards these shared goals and principles. We will focus on reducing carbon emissions in order to keep global temperature to below 1.5oC. However, given that the effects of climate change are already being felt, we need to plan…

…% of the county’s total energy demand. Wiltshire has made rapid progress in reducing carbon emissions: while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and number of dwellings grew in recent years, energy usage and CO2 emissions fell (chart 2). There remains a significant way to go to decarbonise transport, reduce reliance on fossil fuels for heating, and protect and enhance carbon stored in the natural environment…

… limit global warming to 1.5 degrees compared to pre-industrial levels. With no change to current emissions, Wiltshire would use up all its budget within seven years. As part of developing a delivery plan for Wiltshire, research will be carried out to find the most efficient measures to achieve carbon reduction and establish the cost of trajectories to carbon neutrality. The council has…

… pollution and stress on the environment and enable ecosystems and biodiversity to thrive, be more able to adapt to climate change and support human life. National strategies, the Environment Act and the Glasgow Climate Pact recognise that nature-based solutions and protection of the natural environment must be pursued in tandem with carbon- reduction measures. “Wiltshire Council is responding…