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The Borough Council recognises the important role it plays in improving the quality of life in Charnwood - both as a service provider and in undertaking its various regulatory and enforcement functions.
Nottingham Declaration On Climate Change
The Council is committed to tackling the causes of Climate Change and has reinforced this commitment by becoming a signatory to the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change.
The Nottingham Declaration states that Climate Change brings both threats and opportunities. These opportunities include helping local residents and businesses to reduce thier energy costs, reduce congestion, improve the local environment and deal with fuel poverty in our communities.
The declaration also sets out the council's commitments in terms of responding to Climate Change. These commitments include producing a Climate Change Strategy and reducing emissions of greenhouse gas resulting from the council's activities. To read the full declaration click here
Climate Change Strategy
The Council has developed a Climate Change Strategy which sets out the actions the Council intends to take to ensure sustainable principles are at the heart of its activities.
The Climate Change Strategy has evolved from the Sustainability Strategy and is part of the Council's commitment under the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change.
The strategy sets out the objectives that Charnwood Borough Council has set itself to tackle emissions of greenhouse gases and how it should prepare itself for living with the effects of climate change.
Climate Change Strategy (PDF Document 768.81 Kb.)
Local Authority Carbon Management Programme (LACM)
The Council is also taking part in the Local Authority Carbon Management (LACM) Programme which is run by the Carbon Trust.
The programme is a five step process to help local authorities identify where thier emissions of carbon are coming from and develop a programme of actions to reduce these emissions.
The Council is only one of a handful of Borough Council's taking part in the scheme.
Taking part in LACM is part of the Council's commitment to achieve a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from our operations especially energy sourcing and use, travel and transport, waste production and disposal and the purchase of goods and services.
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Last updated: Tue 16th February, 2010 @ 14:47