Tackling climate change and developing our sustainability plan
We aim to lead by example in our everyday practices, encouraging and supporting our residents and businesses to do likewise.
On 26 September 2024, Full Council endorsed the refreshed sustainability plan (PDF) outlining the steps we will take to become carbon neutral by 2030.
The detailed refreshed plan outlines a roadmap developed jointly by our officers and councillors. It commits us to lead by example by investing in sustainability while encouraging and working with residents, businesses and key partners to do the same.
Our progress will be reported each year and will be measured against the detailed carbon emissions data outlining our own operations and our area emissions. The previous 3 progress reports can be found below.
Work to develop the previous sustainability plan (PDF) published in September 2020, included the external sustainability baseline review (PDF). This helped us to understand our progress to date, what worked well and what further opportunities for action existed.
Sustainability plan – progress report year 3
The sustainability plan includes a commitment to produce our year 3 annual progress report (PDF) highlighting action to date. This progress report highlights the work related to our sustainability plan up to July 2024.
Sustainability plan – progress report year 2
The sustainability plan includes a commitment to produce our year 2 annual progress report (PDF) highlighting action to date. This progress report highlights the work related to our sustainability plan up to January 2023.
Sustainability plan – progress report 2021
The sustainability plan includes a commitment to produce our 2021 annual progress report (PDF), highlighting action to date.
This progress report highlights what action has been taken against the various milestones detailed in our previous sustainability plan (PDF). This progress report gives a narrative of key sustainability projects that demonstrate that the foundations have been put in place to allow other parts of the plan to move forward and that also that service areas and teams across the council are making significant contributions to the delivery of the plan.