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Blaby District Council

…. Action is needed to reduce journeys of these type of vehicles and therefore we will pursue policies that encourage the use of public transport together with walking and cycling and increase the use of electric vehicles (EV’s). This will have the co-benefit of improving air quality, mobility and the health and wellbeing or our citizens. 16 Electric vehicle emissions are primarily…

… participation in digital meetings, thus reducing travel. Ongoing District wide 6.1.10 Walk and Ride Blaby – multi stakeholder approach to connect communities and places by creating and improving a sustainable transport network focussing on walking and cycling and improving the health and wellbeing of residents. Short term 6.1.11 Develop a partnership with Electric Blue to develop a local…

… ..................................................................................... 8 5. Blaby’s Carbon Budget .................................................................................................................. 12 6. Carbon Reduction Measures ......................................................................................................... 15 6.1 Transport…

…. This is the ‘Greenhouse effect’. Simply put, human activities are carbon positive. The burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat and transport has increased the amount of Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouse gases therefore trapping more heat and increasing global temperatures. Carbon neutrality, or having a net zero carbon footprint means having no net release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. We…

… can achieve net zero emissions by balancing carbon emissions with carbon removal (often through carbon offsetting) or simply eliminating carbon emissions altogether from those activities that release it such as transportation, energy production, agriculture, and industrial processes. Renewable energy sources such as wind, water and solar are said to be carbon neutral whereas fossil fuels…