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… that will help us to tackle climate change among the main areas we can influence as a council. Separate action plans for each objective outline how we plan to achieve them. 1. Buildings Retrofit and decarbonise buildings and heating systems. 2. Transport Support decarbonised, safe and sustainable transport. 3. Net zero council Embed climate action across council governance…
… To achieve our target, we have identified eight key objectives for both our council and the wider area: 1. Buildings Retrofit and decarbonise buildings and heating systems. 2. Transport Support decarbonised, safe and sustainable transport. 3. Net zero council Embed climate action across council governance and financial decision-making. 4. Planning Use our planning powers to plan…
…, such as cleaner air, warmer homes and greener jobs. I am proud of the work we have already achieved in reducing our carbon footprint by 17% since 2018. This includes £4m of redevelopment and investment at Fleetwood Market, installing heat pumps and solar panels for renewable energy, as well as a new roof and many other insulation measures. The council have transitioned our fleet over to new HVO biofuel…
… 6 Introduction “If we don't act now, it'll be too late." David Attenborough Climate change is our greatest threat. The use of dirty fossil fuel energy has been releasing heat-trapping gases into our atmosphere, forming a thick blanket of pollution around the earth. This is causing our planet to rapidly overheat, impacting our weather systems and causing irreversible damage…
… experience hot or cold temperatures, droughts or tropical storms like other climates around the world. The world’s climate has naturally fluctuated throughout history. However, the widespread burning of fossil fuels across the world has created a blanket of pollution in the atmosphere, causing the planet to heat up faster than ever recorded. As the earth overheats, our weather systems are thrown…