Cambridgeshire County Council’s Climate Change strategy

The County Council’s climate change strategy has been developed together with local businesses, organisations, and the district councils. It sets the 5 key focus areas for our work on tackling climate change, and adapting to its effects.

Energy – we need to reduce the demand for energy, and to use more energy which comes from renewable sources;
Transport – by reducing private car use, and increasing walking, cycling, and public transport use, we can decrease emissions of climate-damaging gases;
Resource efficiency – better use of resources, including reusing and recycling goods, can significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions;
Adaptation – whatever we do to reduce it, some climate change will occur, and we need to prepare for it;
Awareness – there are both positive and negative implications of climate change, and it is important that good levels of information are available to organisations, businesses, and the public.

The document is available electronically, as a whole or in sections. Publishing online is more resource-efficient than producing paper copies, and helps contribute to the actions detailed in the strategy.

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The Green Party recognises the demands society makes on our contryside, as communities grow and prosper. Sustainability is the key to modern culture. The need to enjoy the benefits of globalisation, the internet and cheap air travel without the need to destroy either our local or global environment.

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