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Creating a Low Carbon City with a High Quality of Life for All Bristol’s Experiences

Creating a Low Carbon City with a High Quality of Life for All Bristol’s Experiences. Local Agenda 21 into Action. Local Agenda 21. Ambitious Aspirations. Develop Sustainable Communities with: Zero Waste Carbon Neutrality Sustainable Transport Thriving Biodiversity

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Creating a Low Carbon City with a High Quality of Life for All Bristol’s Experiences

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  1. Creating a Low Carbon City with a High Quality of Life for All Bristol’s Experiences

  2. Local Agenda 21 into Action Local Agenda 21

  3. Ambitious Aspirations Develop Sustainable Communities with: • Zero Waste • Carbon Neutrality • Sustainable Transport • Thriving Biodiversity • And more!

  4. Easy Recycling for All 2003 – Existing Kerbside Dry Recycling 2006 – Food waste collections, universal recycling and tighter residual control 2011 – Improved recycling services and Mechanical and Biological Treatment 2013 – Gasification and Pyrolysis plant Continuous citizen communication and engagement

  5. Household Waste - Performance

  6. Household Waste - Performance

  7. Sustainable Transport Strategy • Redesign the city centre • Enhance bus services • Create a cycling culture • Develop new rapid transit and rail services • Enable smarter choices for active travel

  8. Redesigning the City Centre Before Future

  9. Bristol – The Cycling City

  10. Bristol – The Cycling City

  11. Bristol Metro – A £420m investment

  12. Enriching Lives with Wildlife • Effective site management • Strategic network of sites and corridors • Citizen volunteering and science • Partnership

  13. Climate Change and Energy • Climate Change and Energy Security Framework • Reduce carbon emissions from 2005 by 40% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 • Reduce energy use by 30% by 2020 • Sector targets and accountabilities • Housing • Business • Transport

  14. Climate Change and Energy • Leading by example – Corporate emissions - 32% down • Focus on Fuel Poverty • Home energy efficiency – 25% improvement • Stimulating investment by public and private sectors • Outstanding green offices and homes • Most energy efficient hospital in England • New Low Carbon Enterprise Zone

  15. Climate Change and Energy • Demonstration and innovation: • Renewable energy - Electric vehicles • Smart metering/ grids - Green Doors • Council led energy Investment programme - £175m • Public building energy efficiency and renewables • District heating schemes • Advanced home energy efficiency • Integrated renewable energy

  16. CO2 Performance

  17. CO2 Performance – English Core Cities

  18. Partnership is key

  19. Low Carbon South West • Green business sector partnership • Focused on developing the green economy • Businesses, academia, investors, local authorities and national agencies • World leading companies • Over 3000 network members

  20. Bristol Natural History Consortium • Public and voluntary sector partnership • Clear focus • Strong members • Powerful citizen engagement

  21. Bristol Community Energy Network • Community led network • Supported by public and private organisations • Dynamic members • Action based but also sharing and learning • Building the identity and capacity of the sector

  22. European Green Capital Award Bristol finalist for 2010-11 and 2014 Entered now for 2015 along with Glasgow Created real benefits for Bristol We encourage you to apply – next year!

  23. Benefits Profile for city Public support Performance Political support Business Support

  24. Bristol’s approach • People, people, people • Robust intelligence and evidence • Ambitious goals and targets to inspire • Phased implementation • Integration into the system and DNA • Celebrated success to generate success • Strong political commitment • Partnership and collaboration • Enabling citizen action

  25. Alex Minshull Sustainable City Manager Bristol City Council alex.minshull@bristol.gov.uk +44 117 922 4453 www.bristol.gov.uk www.bristolgreencapital.org

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