You can watch a film that shows what the Council is doing to promote sustainability on the Council's YouTube channel.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is looking to improve the effective management of the energy we use. We are creating a streamlined system of data management and energy security to comply with current legislation.
The associated reduction in the Council's carbon dioxide emissions will reduce the authorities own contribution to climate change. Investigations into renewable energy generation across Cheshire West and Chester are also being undertaken to provide clean power for service delivery and schools.
The Council have followed the Government’s guidance on how to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions using the 2013 figures from Gov UK and have reviewed back over three years to ensure compliance.
The Council’s emissions target is to reduce our global carbon and associated greenhouse gas emissions, Scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 30% from the baseline 2009 - 2010 year by 31 March 2015. We have achieved this in April 2014 and now need to maintain and improve upon the target.
The Carbon Management Board are responsible for the achievement of this target. The associated plan can be seen at Sustainable West Cheshire.