… 1 Next Steps to Net Zero Carbon Reduction Plan April 2021 – March 2026 2 FOREWORD Over the past ten years, Harlow Council has worked to reduce the carbon emissions from its own operations, achieving a cumulative 39% reduction on 2014/15 baseline emissions during the previous Carbon Management Plan…
… for generations to come. Harlow Council has an opportunity and obligation to demonstrate civic leadership in embracing that challenge by charting a course to Net Zero carbon emissions. Getting it right is critical to making Harlow an even greater engine for opportunity and prosperity in the East of England. Following the UK Government setting the Net Zero target in law in June 2019, it has been under…
… identifies what carbon emission reductions the Council will achieve over the 2021-26 period, and begins the critically important work required to prepare to meet Net Zero. It sets out the commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2040. To deliver this, the Council will take the following steps: - Fitting no fossil fuelled boilers into operational buildings after 2025/26 - Buying no new carbon emitting…
… vehicles after 2022/23 - Achieving Net Zero from its waste service during the lifetime of the next contract from 2029 - Developing a broader climate change strategy for the town - Working with HTS to help them achieve Net Zero by 2040 and to identify a potential 12% saving during the lifetime of this Plan. Cllr Alastair Gunn Portfolio Holder for Environment 3 WORK TO DATE…
… hanging fruit’, with relatively little cost to Harlow taxpayers or the resources of council officers. Eradicating the remainder of Harlow Council’s emissions to reach Net Zero will require methodical and evidence-based planning, greater financial and operational commitments, and reliance on emerging technologies. Therefore, Harlow Council’s target for the 2021-2026 period will be to reach a 50…