… Council committed itself to this agenda by declaring a climate change emergency in July 2019 to also achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Strategic Development Framework released in February 2021 sets out how the authority will work towards achieving its carbon emissions target. Introduction The County Council recognises that a range of actions are needed to stop or reduce the Council’s…
… for businesses Staffordshire Sustainability Board to set a countywide strategic direction in ways of working to support the transition to Net Zero Behavioural Change Programme Funding The Council has dedicated and secured over £5.4m of support to our net carbon zero journey over and above usual budget allocations. A further £1m Investment Fund has been made available over a 5 year timeframe…
… to reduce this as much as possible we acknowledge we can not reach net zero without some carbon sequestration or offsetting. This also forms a key role within the plan. The Roadmap shows the projected reduction in Staffordshire County Council’s operational emissions. The reduction is based around targets and legislative changes that have already been or will soon to be set by Central Government through…