Date published: 2023-12-01 | Category: Climate Emergency, Preparing for the Future, Bath
Bath & North East Somerset Council has been recognised for its ongoing work towards achieving net zero by 2030.
International carbon disclosure platform, CDP, has awarded Bath & North East Somerset Council a grade B for its work on measuring, monitoring and managing the area’s impact on the environment, an improvement on the grade C achieved for the previous three years.
The report recognises cities for their achievements and commitment to leading the transition to a greener and more sustainable future and tracks local action and progress on climate change mitigation and adaptation risks, plans, actions and impact.
It highlighted that Bath & North East Somerset Council understands the main local risks and impacts of climate change and noted that plans and actions were in place to reduce and or adapt to these effects.
The report also recognised the council’s Green Infrastructure work, including the increase in tree planting across B&NES supporting the West of England Nature Partnership ambition to double woodland across the region by 2050. This will help to address climate hazards including extreme heat, urban flooding, river flooding, biodiversity loss and loss of green space.
Councillor Sarah Warren, deputy leader and cabinet member for Climate Emergency and Sustainable Travel, said: “We are fully committed to achieving our net zero goals and proud to have improved our status this year. We are making great progress including introducing the Clear Air Zone and emission-based parking charges, adopting an energy-based net zero housing policy and cutting the council’s own emissions by 68% over the past 12 years by making our buildings more energy efficient.
“We are also working with residents to help make their homes more energy efficient and delivering Liveable Neighbourhoods to promote healthier communities and reduce car usage.”
More information about CDP’s environmental reporting can be found on the CDP website.
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