Environmental Protection
Sustainable Development
These pages will tell you about the local environment, and the role we all play in protecting it. Sooner or later a damaged environment will hold back economic growth and lower the quality of life for everyone.
Sustainable development is about strong economic growth and community development, which protects and improves the borough's environment.
What is sustainable development?
Sustainable development is about making sure that there is a better quality of life for everyone, now and for the future.
Our aims towards achieving sustainable development
We will work alongside residents, businesses, society and the government to develop all our futures. Our Environmental Policy (
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We are currently developing the boroughs first Climate Change Strategy. We have agreed to set a target for the borough to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. The strategy will set out a detailed action plan to ensure that this target is met and to ensure that the borough is prepared for the unavoidable effects of climate change, including flooding, overheating and water shortages.
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Our main areas of action on sustainable development are:
