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Leeds City Council

… out in the table below: Tonnes CO2e 2018 Tonnes CO2e 2025 Streetlighting 13,821 0 Buildings (gas) 28,618 20,600 Buildings (electricity) 18,107 1,405 Fleet 10,274 9,000 Total 70,820 31,005  The council is committed to working on further measures to achieve net zero by 2030, including an extensive tree planting on its own land to offset any emissions which remain…

… and businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. MEALS: Reducing the carbon footprint of school meals. CAZD: Expanding the Clean Air Charging Zone to include high polluting cars and vans by 2030. TREE: A council-backed volunteering scheme to plant millions of new trees by 2030. WILD: Planting more wildlife-friendly species in our parks, verges and flower beds. OFFS: A new Leeds-based…

… be working directly with a set of ‘priority’ procurements, which have high expenditure, large environmental impacts and/or are due for renewal soon to reduce their climate impact.  In a separate paper on this Agenda, the Parks and Countryside Service have brought forward an extensive tree planting proposal. 3.3.19 As a further example of how a service can revise its practise, the Events…

… including: planting trees (53.4%), picking up online orders from a convenient location rather than choosing home delivery (33.2%), creating habitats for wildlife in their garden (33.2%), choosing energy efficient appliances (32%), considering switching to an electric or hybrid car (26.5%), eating less dairy (24.9%) and using a green/renewable energy tariff (23.9%). Respondents would like to do even…

… are set to bring forward millions of trees in the next thirty years. A further report will be brought to the Executive Board in the summer regarding the council’s contribution to the Northern Forest. The council also has a specific programme to develop green spaces in the city centre as it becomes a major residential centre, shifting its emphasis towards encouraging biodiversity…