Peterborough City Council extends plans to reduce carbon emissions
It hopes to become a net zero carbon organisation over the next year
Plans to reduce carbon emissions across Peterborough City Council will accelerate thanks to a newly approved plan.
Council members have approved a Climate Change Action Plan for 2023.
What do the plans include?
It proposes several key commitments over the next year, including:
- a roadmap to net zero emissions
- installing solar panels and LED lighting for suitable buildings
- continued tree planting
- supporting suppliers to reduce emissions
- expanding carbon literacy training to staff and councillors
- exploring options for additional electric vehicle charging at council buildings
- securing funding to review utility billing reform.
Councillor Nigel Simons, Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Change: “We remain fully committed to reducing carbon emissions and this latest action plan is a further step towards our goal of becoming carbon neutral.
"The action plan will decrease carbon emissions through reduced electricity consumption, decreased staff travel and increased carbon capture through tree planting.
“This is an ongoing journey and it’s likely that additional projects to reduce carbon emissions will be brought forward over time.”