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West Suffolk Council

…, although they remain lower than pre-pandemic levels. Further analysis can be found in the Environmental Statement (Appendix B).  Total emissions up 1.3 percent compared to 2023-2024  Renewable energy generated up 68 percent compared to 2019- 2020  Total owned vehicle emissions down 12 percent compared to 2019-2020  Business travel down 47 percent compared to 2019-2020 Cabinet – 23…

… of the Environment and Climate Change Action Plan, the council’s performance and Annual Environmental Statement. 2. Progress against actions 2.1 The agreed action plan is structured under the following themes:  Communities and Communication. The Committee on Climate Change reports that, to achieve carbon neutrality, 62 percent of emissions reductions will come from behaviour change. Technological…

… streetlights. By March 2025, the aim is that all council-owned streetlights in West Suffolk will be LED. 2.4 The draft 2024-2025 Action Plan is included as Appendix A. In considering the current plan and current challenges there are a number of specific opportunities the ESRG want to highlight, and these have been included in the draft plan. 2.5 Carbon emissions show a slight increase…

… time  Energy delivered to drivers powered 421,490 miles  136 trees and 600 whips planted during 2023-2024. 2.6 The Carbon Budget agreed at Cabinet in 2020 is included in the Environment Statement. The net zero plan which formed part of the 2020 report illustrates potential routes to net zero by 2030. This is broken down into potential workstreams, such as reducing emissions from…

… burden on waste collection services. Consequently, to comply with these standards, the number of waste collection vehicles needed is expected to increase. Given the challenges of collecting waste in a rural area, this growth in the fleet size will likely lead to higher overall emissions, highlighting the need for balancing regulatory compliance with sustainable practices to mitigate…