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Chelmsford City Council

… … providing attractive, high quality green spaces and public spaces that are clean, safe and easily accessible for all … managing in a sustainable way to help reduce energy consumption and waste and help preserve natural resources ‘Our Plan’ includes a specific action to develop a new environmental plan promoting a sustainable approach to growth and development, everyday living and a low carbon…

… declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency to focus attention on reducing carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in the area and to plan for a more sustainable future. 2. Climate and Ecological Emergency Declaration 2.1 The Council declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency at Council on 16 July 2019. Essentially this Declaration represents a commitment to take appropriate action to make…

… established and charged with effectively co-ordinating the response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency by: ▪ Creating a new environmental ‘charter’ that sets out the long-term vision, the approach to be adopted and the priorities for action to encourage more 4 sustainable lifestyles and to help create more sustainable environment for the City of Chelmsford and surrounding areas…

… and Ecological Emergency Action Plan focusses on the following areas of work: i. Establishing a ‘carbon baseline’ position ii. Updating planning guidance on how on-site renewable energy measures can be integrated into new developments and for all new dwellings to incorporate sustainable design features to reduce CO2 and NO2 emissions and the use of natural resources [including putting in place a low…

… detailed action plans. 4. Financial Implications 4.1 Delivering actions to make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon by 2030 is a challenging agenda. The actions will be delivered through a combination of changes in policy and working practices, direct targeted investment in the Council’s operations, realising opportunities for more sustainable growth and development, encouraging…