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Executive Summary |
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| This Climate Change Strategy sets out the framework of what Warwickshire County Council and its partners in Warwickshire intend to do to tackle climate change. Climate change is something that has global dimensions but local impacts.
This Strategy identifies five key areas where actions locally can assist in both mitigating the impacts of climate change, in energy, transport and resource efficiency, and addresses the steps needed to adapt to the climate change that is already happening and that which will happen whatever we do from now on. To make this work and to encourage the people, businesses and other organisations in Warwickshire to play a part, a communications and education dimension is also critical.
This Strategy deliberately takes a broad-brush view and is accompanied by supporting action plans which will be reviewed and updated regularly in the light of changing circumstances. It concludes with a short section on how we will monitor and review progress. |
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Aims and Objectives
The overarching aim of this strategy is:
“To reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Warwickshire to at least the level set out by Government policy, 15%-18% reduction by 2010 and a 60% reduction by 2050 (against 1990 levels). We will achieve this whilst maintaining and improving the quality of life of Warwickshire residents through the implementation of a policy of sustainable development”.
By implementing this strategy the Partnership will meet its 2010 target to reduce green-house gas emissions by 15%-18% and have substituted low carbon technologies, where this is possible, in all sectors. |
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Our Objectives are:
- To reduce greenhouse gas emissions through improving energy efficiency, minimising waste and increasing the use of renewable sources of energy.
- To reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from transport (particularly road transport) both through effective consideration and promotion of the public transport, car sharing, home working and other interventions, as well as encouraging walking and cycling.
- To reduce greenhouse gas emissions through better waste management, including waste minimisation and increased recycling, more efficient use of resources and more environmentally aware procurement (including infrastructure).
- For organisations to educate their employees and as a result, the wider communities of Warwickshire, on their responsibilities and actions required to limit the effects of climate change in our county.
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