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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

…, transport, waste and renewable power generation). We must lead by example and reduce emissions across our own estate, complete our street lighting programme and identify how we can target emission reductions via transport and procurement. 2. Prioritising action on climate change delivers many local benefits. As well as contributing to national net zero targets, carbon reduction programmes can bring…

… authorities play an important role in supporting the delivery of net zero carbon targets. We are able to drive and influence emissions reductions in the wider borough through the services we deliver, our role as community leaders and a major employer, and via our regulatory and strategic functions. We must develop a net-zero carbon plan that focuses on emissions that we control and influence (buildings…

…-being. 3. Planning and Construction: Our planning functions are one of the key enablers for an urban landscape to reduce its carbon emissions and build a local areas resilience to the future impacts of climate change. We must ensure that our strategic plan-making and development management/building control functions are used to: enforce energy efficiency targets in new builds (and extensions…

… charging infrastructure, is another priority action for the Council. These considerations will play a major role in delivering our new Local Transport Plan. Work will need to align with the Air Quality Action Plan and Low Emission Strategy. 6. Waste. This is another key focus area, where we have an important role in waste prevention and sustainable waste management through awareness-raising…

… the Strategic Planning Team regarding net zero carbon programmes. Strategic Planning. Ongoing. 1.1.4. Deliver a new Waste and Recycling Strategy that considers measures to reduce associated carbon emissions by helping to accelerate the New Strategy and an accompanying Action Plan adopted. Cost: Low (Consultants to draft the Strategy) Adopted Strategy and Action…