Climate Change Agenda Local Strategic Partnership Sarah Bruton Environmental Services Manager Breckland Council
Aims • To update you on the Councils actions to date • To provide a summary of the new national indicators for climate change • To discuss how the LSP can work together to achieve our aims and objectives for climate change
Setting the scene Norfolk LAA Theme Priority Mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change in the county Sustainable Community Strategy Minimise the impact of Climate Change by all those living and working in the district Role for the Strategic partnership Norfolk Climate change strategy Individual organisations environment strategies
Key drivers - National Indicators NI 185 Percentage C02 reduction from LA Operations NI 186 Per capita CO2 emissions in the LA area NI188 Planning to adapt to Climate Change
National Indicators NI 185 Percentage C02 reduction from LA Operations Aim – to measure the progress of LA’s in reducing C02 emissions from analysis of energy and fuel use in their relevant buildings and transport This includes: • All Council offices, including contact centres • Contractors who undertake work on our behalf
National Indicators NI 186 – Per capita CO2 emissions in the LA area This indicator relies on centrally produced statistics (DEFRA) to measure end user CO2 emissions in the local area from: • Business and Public Sector • Domestic housing • Road transport Breckland’s Target – 3.4% reduction • Needs a joined up approach via Norfolk Climate Change Group • ALL your actions count towards reducing CO2 for this NI • Measurability for this indicator is a list of actions from all partners (events/projects)
National Indicators NI188 Planning to adapt to Climate Change Managed by NCC Aim – to embed the management of climate risks and opportunities across all levels of services, plans and estates. • Partnership working essential 5 levels • 0 - Pulling together sources of risk assessment and adaptation related planning • 5 – Expect LAA and LSP partners to be actively implementing the actions in their action plan
The role of the LSP • Breckland LSP Environment Strategy? • Partnership project? • Environment working group?
Project Ideas • Eco House – visitor attraction • An eco garden residents - involved from the outset in creating not only a functioning and productive garden, but also a template which could be copied by others • Give a Community building such as a village hall an eco-makeover • An entire eco village! Ashill recently came 3rd in the Energy Saving Trust’s ‘Green Village’ competition
In conclusion • What are partners doing already? • How can we move forward with this agenda?
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