… 1 DESTINATION ZERO Creating a greener, more sustainable Malvern Hills district District Council Malvern Hills 2 Destination Zero 1 INTRODUCTION Cllr John Raine (Portfolio-Holder for the Environment) Cllr Julie Wood (Chair of the Environment Policy Development Panel). In July 2019, Malvern Hills District Councillors unanimously…
… to the task. The resulting plan: Destination Zero: Creating a greener and more sustainable Malvern Hills District represents the all-important first stage in our commitment to reducing carbon emissions within the district area to net zero – this being our target not only for the council’s own infrastructure and operational environment but for the district area and its communities as a whole…
… before HGVs INDUSTRY Initial CCS clusters, energy and resource efficiency Further CCS, widespread use of hydrogen, some electrification LAND USE Afforestation, peatland restoration 8 Destination Zero 2020s 2030s 2040s AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE Operational measures, new plane efficiency, constrained demand growth, limited sustainable biofuels Healthier diets, reduced food waste, tree…
… to national planning policy to encourage low carbon or carbon neutral development. The Local Government Association has reinforced this point by warning in September 2019 without further powers, and sustainable and simplified funding streams, councils would struggle to support the UK’s ambition of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. 11 6 OUR VISION Vision: To lead Malvern Hills District to become…
… points at Priory Road South Car Park • Installation of a grey water harvesting tank from the new reception extension • Installation of Energy efficient hand driers and low flush WCs in toilets in the Council House • Reduction in printing, saving 2,152 reams of paper since 2015/16. Paper used for printing is produced from FSA and Woodland Trust approved sustainable sources • Removal of single-use…