The strategy sets out actions and opportunities Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council will undertake to address the climate emergency declared in July 2019.
The strategy identifies the need to reduce carbon by switching from the dependence on fossil fuels to cleaner resources such as renewables.
To work towards making Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council carbon neutral by 2030 (direct council emissions) and to ensure that the borough is net zero by 2050:
Considering both production and consumption costs
Minimising the environmental impacts of our activities
Through our leadership role, influencing and empowering others to take similar actions
Ensuring all the council decisions consider the carbon usage and the resulting impact
Corporate plan links
The climate change strategy supports the corporate plan vision of creating great places to live, work and relax through creating clean and attractive places to live and work.
Buildings and land use
We will seek to use our land for carbon reduction and ensure our buildings are energy efficient:
