Climate change - what we are doing - test

We have already:

• cut our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 60% since 2008 to 2009
• set an ambitious target to cut corporate carbon emissions by half in the next 5 years.
• published a Climate Emergency Action plan for the next two years
• used our £1million Salix Recycling Fund to invest in improving energy efficiency, secured £670,000 of funding from government in 2021 to 2022.
• committed to buying electricity from renewable sources
• agreed £3million per year from 2022-25,  to fund projects to reduce our carbon emissions

We will:

• look at cutting emissions from our transport, procurement and decision-making processes and investing in generating more renewable energy
• help residents and businesses to identify areas for individual action and promoting support programmes such as in our page, warm home service, Solar Together Sussex and also LoCASE (green business)
• work with partners on the East Sussex Environment Board to identify what more we can do
• Deliver carbon awareness training to over 100 staff
• Install electric vehicle charge points at County Hall
• publish a progress report every year