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North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

…. Councillor Sandra Graham, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency 3 ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE NORTH TYNESIDE Carbon Net Zero 2030 Action Plan 2023/24 Contents 4 Cabinet Member Foreword Summary Highlights 2022/2023 1. North Tyneside Context 2. The Borough and Authority Carbon Footprints 3. What our Residents Think 4. Key National Government Policy update 5. Adapting…

… the funding or resources to deliver everything in one stage. We need to work very closely with national government via our channels of communication to lobby for greater access to the budget required to meet our share of the climate burden. Our Action Plan and its annual update allows the authority to share what we are doing so everyone can see:- • the actions we are undertaking to tackle…

… commercial properties more energy efficient, however there are many opportunities to signpost businesses to advice and national government support. Social Housing Decarbonisation Scheme The authority has successfully been awarded £1.2 Million of matched funding via the Social Housing Decarbonisation Scheme to improve efficiency within homes around the borough. This will mean that a total of £2.4…

… there could be the potential for separate ZEV mandates and CO2 emissions trading scheme regulations across the UK. In November 2020, the UK Government announced that all new cars and vans must be fully zero emission from 2035, bringing forward the target from 2040. Additionally, no new petrol or diesel cars or vans may be sold from 2030, and government set out that between 2030 and 2035, new cars…

… a climate emergency. This declaration set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of the council’s operations, and the borough, by 50% by 2023 and to align to the Government’s net zero target of 2050. This aimed to build on the excellent work we had already undertaken to enhance and protect our environment. During 2020 we worked with industry experts The Carbon Trust, and consulted…