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Wolverhampton City Council

… striking included: • The success the UK energy sector has had in reducing emissions • The large contributions that business and transport make to CO2 emissions • The fact that UK residents are still a significant contributor to emissions (15%), and one of the only groups to increase carbon emissions between 2017-2018 “If we don’t act now, what’s the future generation got to look forward…

… emissions 7 Residents felt this principle could be met by: Thinking through policies in detail to unexpected, negative knock-on effects on carbon emissions Working with experts and keeping abreast of new innovations in green technology when thinking about what action to take on climate change Avoiding actions that have purely ‘symbolic’ value and have little actual impact on reducing emissions…

… | Private and Confidential Residents thought shifting to ultra-low emission council vehicles was important and in line with changes elsewhere • Transport was assumed to constitute a large proportion of the council’s carbon emissions • The policy was seen as credible following on from other councils adopting similar policies, and residents’ experiences of low emission public transport in other…

… and community and developed key principles guiding implementation, recommending that all policies should keep the costs impact low and be as sustainable/effective at reducing emissions as possible. Climate change is seen as a large-scale issue that can feel overwhelming; residents therefore want to see businesses and other powerful emitters in the city play their part. Particularly after learning…

… carbon emissions The cost impact of actions on residents and the council should be considered The council should be transparent about its plans and associated costs 5 6 7 Some plans should have an immediate impact in order to motivate further change 8 Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED • Using renewable energy sources (e.g. wind power) to power the electricity in all Council…