South Gloucestershire Council recognises that climate change is one of the key issues of local and global concern this century and that urgent action is required to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and to manage the impacts of climate change.
The South Gloucestershire Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan was adopted by the council in December 2006 and sets out how the council will:
- Incorporate climate change considerations into the decision-making and business planning of the council, including joint working with other agencies
- Reduce energy use and use energy more efficiently
- Increase the generation of energy from renewable sources
- Reduce emissions from waste
- Enable a shift towards more sustainable lifestyles and development
- Assess the likely impacts of climate change and implement appropriate adaptation measures
Please look at the links to find out what the council is doing to tackle climate change, where to go for further information and advice and how you can get involved in local action.