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Wiltshire Council

…, the council acknowledged the climate emergency and committed to seek to make the county of Wiltshire carbon neutral by 2030. To this end, in July 2019 Wiltshire Council pledged as an organisation to become carbon neutral by 2030. A Climate Emergency Task Group was set up, gathering the views of a wide range of stakeholders to provide recommendations on ways to reduce carbon emissions. Wiltshire…

… Wiltshire Council – and Wiltshire’s people – to lead action on climate change. We hope that residents, communities, organisations and business will join us in working towards these shared goals and principles. We will focus on reducing carbon emissions in order to keep global temperature to below 1.5oC. However, given that the effects of climate change are already being felt, we need to plan…

… to involve all sectors and generations, and especially children and young people as they will be the most affected. Principles Our strategy and delivery plans will: z Be inclusive – ensuring the transition to a low carbon, climate resilient future is accessible to all sectors of society, including our rural communities and businesses. z Be evidence led – using the best available science…

… and analysis, while working to increase knowledge in areas where there are gaps. Our evidence base has been informed by feedback from a wide range of stakeholders. z Follow the Greenhouse Gas Hierarchy, making sure that low carbon technologies and offsetting do not take the focus away from reducing energy use in the first place. z Deliver co-benefits – where action to tackle carbon emissions…

…% of the county’s total energy demand. Wiltshire has made rapid progress in reducing carbon emissions: while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and number of dwellings grew in recent years, energy usage and CO2 emissions fell (chart 2). There remains a significant way to go to decarbonise transport, reduce reliance on fossil fuels for heating, and protect and enhance carbon stored in the natural environment…