New carbon management plan for North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincs Council is developing a new carbon management plan to reduce it’scarbon footprint.
In 2007-8 the council emitted 19,366 tonnes of carbon from it’s buildings, vehicles, and business travel, and the plan aims to cut this total by 2013, which will set the council well on the way to it’s target of acheiving a reduction of 34% by 2020.
This reduction willhave environmental and economic benefits, and will help NELC to make more efficient use of public money.
The plan looks at the carbon emmisions of council estates,transport, and schools and aims to change behaviour and raise awareness of all council staff.
Additional reductions will be made through improved hose keeping and new technology, and the issue of carbon management will become an important consideration of council policies and processes.
N E Lincs Council has secured an interest free loan of £250,000 from the Carbon Trust, and this has been matched by the councilto create a £500,000 fund which will be used to help to acheive the target, and any savings acheived will be recycled into the fund for the benefit of future energy saving projects.
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