… responsibility to tackle climate change. We all need to take positive action, and we need to do it now. Dover District Council declared a climate change emergency in January 2020 and set about developing this strategy and action plan, overseen by a cross-party working group. Our aim is simple: for Dover District Council to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 at the latest. This involves looking…
… the challenge and turn the climate emergency declaration into a plan of action that will refocus the Council’s activity, operations and spheres of influence to reduce emissions, increase sustainability and benefit the wider environment. The strategy gives focus how the 2030 target of net zero for the Council’s own estate, and the 2050 target for the wider district can be met, through mitigation…
… Change Member Group was set up to explore issues associated with climate change, and currently meet every two months. The Working Group objectives are: • To understand the opportunities in delivering and setting a Council wide net zero carbon emission target • To identify the scope of and prepare, a costed Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, setting out plans for Dover District Council…
… to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 at the latest • To identify resources required to implement the Strategy and Action Plan • To set a regular (no less than annual) review and monitoring process. 98 Dover District Council Climate Change Strategy January 2021 Dover District Council Climate Change Strategy January 2021 Scope of the Strategy The Strategy recognises that the Council…
… and Industrial Strategy (BEIS – formerly DECC). These are detailed on the following pages and will provide both the baseline for and evidence of the progress towards the net zero carbon emission targets set by Dover District Council. Energy consumption in buildings, and transport are significant emitters within the Council’s estate and wider district as highlighted in the following charts, indicating…