Wiltshire Council shares climate progress - and commits to more
The Council aims to be carbon neutral by 2030
Wiltshire Council has revealed it's progress towards it's carbon neutral pledge as it commits to doing more.
The Council is targeting neutrality by 2030 and has signed a plan committing to continuing on the path towards this goal.
Since making the pledge, the Council has made significant progress in reducing carbon emissions.
Cllr Dominc Muns revealed the Council has slashed greenhouse gas emissions by 88% and has replaced 87 fossil fuel powered vehicles in it's fleet with a ultra-low emission machines.
Solar panels have been installed on council sites with a capacity of 3,313 kWp, which represents a saving of almost £650,000 in the last year.
The Council's also worked with farmers on regenerative land management as well as making energy efficiency retrofit installations on over 200 council homes and delivering over 30 carbon neutral or low-carbon affordable homes, with another 350 in the pipeline.
Cllr Dominic Muns, Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “We’ve made substantial progress towards our carbon neutral pledge and we’re on track to meet it, however we cannot be complacent. This new Delivery Plan will guide our work and keep us on task throughout 2025, prioritising our actions so we can deliver the biggest climate related benefits whilst also saving money for Wiltshire taxpayers. We know this isn’t something we can do alone, and this plan sets out how we will work collaboratively with residents and businesses across Wiltshire to meet our ambition for a carbon neutral and climate resilient Wiltshire.
“Our commitment to reducing carbon emissions is considered in everything we do as an evidence-led organisation and we hope the work we’re doing will encourage and inspire others to do what they can too.”