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Norfolk County Council

…://ghgprotocol.org/ Norfolk’s Carbon Footprint As set out in our Climate Policy, Norfolk County Council commits to using its wide range of powers, influence and partnerships in support of the county’s clean, low carbon development. We will help to keep Norfolk in step UK-wide target to reach net zero by 2050, which includes the trajectory set out in the national carbon budgets to achieve 78% reduction…

… in line with the national carbon budgets, which set the ambitious trajectory for the UK to be net zero by 2050. It took Norfolk 30 years to accomplish a halving of emissions, and this achievement will need to be repeated in less than half that time to stay on track. This underlines the challenge ahead to ensure green growth for Norfolk is driven by renewable energy and low carbon technologies…

… more energy efficient • Recycle and reduce waste. Focus area 3 (page 40) highlights the actions we are currently taking to support Norfolk’s low carbon development. Figure 3 shows the proportion of Norfolk’s emissions across different sectors of its economy compared with the national average. While broadly similar, the differences reflect Norfolk’s geography and economy as a rural county…

… the amount of waste we create and send to landfill can prevent pollution entering our soils and waterways. Co-benefits of Climate Action A co-benefit is an additional or extra benefit we receive when addressing an issue or concern. One example might be an initiative to increase cycling in a particular community, with a primary objective of reducing carbon emissions from transport locally…

… – for example saving money on energy bills – and others can have significant benefits to the local economy. For example: • creating new jobs in the low carbon economy • creating a better environment for local businesses to thrive. Inclusive growth There are a number of climate actions which can help tackle inequalities and bring our communities together at the same time…