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Blackpool Borough Council

… for energy and emissions reduction • Promote resource efficiency to Small and Medium Enterprises The change to a low carbon economy will require new skills and jobs. We will develop a low carbon skills transition plan, which will include looking at opportunities for business and service industry growth. This will require significant financial investment from the UK government…

… to emissions in 1990). The Committee on Climate Change has set out a “carbon budget” to help them understand how much pollution they can still allow if they are to meet these targets. The government has considered this when developing plans to reduce emissions across the following areas: • Transport – by encouraging people to get around by transport which pollutes less, including walking, cycling…

… simple rules to help us work towards our goal: • Reducing emissions, not compensating for them – we will only use carbon offsetting – the practice of compensating for emissions by paying a company to make a carbon saving for us – as a last resort. We will only consider using such measures, like as peatland restoration elsewhere in Lancashire, and the mechanical removal of emissions through…

… most of the North, although the proportion of holiday trips by bike is negligible . There is also a relatively high proportion of people who do not regularly use the internet. Some of our most important actions include: • Develop a strategy for providing and running electric transport • Make it simpler and more attractive for people to use no- and low-carbon transport, by developing…

… Environment Bill, which is likely to include collecting more recyclable material from houses • Continue to work with Keep Britain Tidy and the LoveMyBeach campaign to reduce beach and street litter • Promote the benefits of the circular economy, where goods are refurbished and resold instead of being disposed • Develop or adopt a low carbon/plant- based food award scheme for participating…