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Halton Borough Council

…. Our Strategic goals and priorities are to:  Decarbonise the Council estate  Reduce emissions from transport  Develop opportunities to increase the amount of renewable energy used by the Council  Develop and expand our green and open space infrastructure  Expand the existing walking and cycling routes  Minimise waste  Promote health and wellbeing among council residents and staff…

… to reduce impact of fuel poverty and help them warm their homes. Since early 2021, the Council has held a monthly meeting with social housing providers to plan and coordinate retrofit housing energy improvement projects within the Borough. More recently, the Council has entered into a service level agreement with Energy Projects Plus, a local fuel poverty and environmental charity, to provide…

… residents with free, impartial support to warm homes and reduce energy costs. Business Investment in the transition to Net Zero in Halton (and indeed across the Country) present a significant economic and business growth opportunity. The Council’s Business Improvement and Growth Team already works with different sector businesses to help them to have the right networks, skills and accreditations…

… actions being undertaken during the five-year period that enhances progress in the themes/programmes of work for this plan. By 2040, Halton Borough Council’s own operations will aim to be: Climate friendly - having transformed the way it delivers services, works with businesses and other partners, uses buildings, land, and energy to decarbonise & encourage sequestration. Climate ready…

… directly – for example from burning fuel in our fleet of vehicles (if they’re not electrically-powered). Scope 2 are emissions that an organisation causes indirectly when the energy it purchases and uses is produced. For example, for our electric fleet vehicles the emissions from the generation of the electricity they're powered by would fall into this category. Scope 3 encompasses emissions…