… PLAN FOR A NET ZERO EXETER 1 WHAT IS THIS DOCUMENT? NET ZERO EXETER 2030 PLAN PLAN FOR A NET ZERO EXETER 2 WHAT IS THIS DOCUMENT?WHAT IS THIS DOCUMENT? This Plan presents Exeter's view of how the city can achieve its ambition to be net-zero carbon by 2030. In its creation, we engaged with a diverse range of individuals…
… and organisations from across the city to feed in different values, perspectives and backgrounds. This marks the start of an exciting 10-year journey for our city. The formal launch of the Net Zero Exeter 2030 Plan which was planned to take place at the Mobilisation Summit on 26 March 2020, had to be postponed as a result of the COVID-19. However, the city’s determination to be carbon-neutral by 2030…
… postponed due to COVID-19. Together we are stronger, and to achieve an ambition of this scale, collective, practical action is what truly matters. The Net Zero Exeter Plan is NOT… • the only carbon reduction plan within Exeter; we recognise organisations will continue to have their own plans and strategies and this plan should compliment and enable those. • perfect; this is our first iteration…
…. • able to be fully delivered by any one organisation. The Net Zero Exeter Plan IS... • an attempt to set out what Exeter will need to put in place in order to be net-zero carbon by 2030, based on benchmarking and public engagement. • a document that sets out ways in which each of us can play our part in achieving the net- zero ambition, and to enable everyone across the city to engage…
… in a meaningful way. • built on an understanding that the city can only achieve its net-zero carbon targets if organisations, individuals and institutions take responsibility and accept they have a role and play their part. • an attempt to focus the city on a sequence of key actions that take us to 2030 and enable these actions to be reflected in city and organisational plans. • in constant review…