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Wolverhampton City Council

… carbon emissions The cost impact of actions on residents and the council should be considered The council should be transparent about its plans and associated costs 5 6 7 Some plans should have an immediate impact in order to motivate further change 8 Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED • Using renewable energy sources (e.g. wind power) to power the electricity in all Council…

… actions for the Council: Most popular policy • Using renewable energy sources (e.g. wind power) to power the electricity in all Council buildings Runner-up policy Other policies explored • Making sure all Council buildings are as energy efficient as possible • Making Council vehicles ultra-low emission • Improve transparency around recycling • Making sure future regeneration schemes…

… and Confidential Using more renewable energy was seen as a very effective means to reduce the council’s carbon footprint Using renewable energy sources (e.g. wind power) to power the electricity in all council buildings Suggestions for developing the policy: • Communicate this change to citizens to increase awareness of the city’s improving green credentials • Encourage independent businesses, local…

… hubs and major operations in Wolverhampton to switch to renewable energy (e.g. train station) “It’s a very small step isn’t it, to where we want to get. But I suppose you have to make a lot of small steps to get where you want to get.” Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED • The policy was seen as complementing the switch to renewable energy sources • The use of SMART centralised…

…, and had spontaneously mentioned concerns about unused council land • It was reassuring that costs for this could come from the private sector – but there were questions about how achievable it would be for the council to motivate relevant parties to be involved 60BritainThinks | Private and Confidential Residents thought that increasing renewable energy use in Wolverhampton was ambitious…