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Green Action for Change: Camden’s environmental sustainability delivery plan (2011-2020)

Camden Sustainability Partnership Board 12 th January 2011. Green Action for Change: Camden’s environmental sustainability delivery plan (2011-2020). Timetable. Vision.

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Green Action for Change: Camden’s environmental sustainability delivery plan (2011-2020)

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  1. Camden Sustainability Partnership Board 12th January 2011 Green Action for Change: Camden’s environmental sustainability delivery plan (2011-2020)

  2. Timetable

  3. Vision “Everyone taking responsibility to make Camden a green, sustainable, low carbon and low waste borough, bringing a better quality of life and economic and social benefits for us and future generations.”

  4. Focus areas • Reducing Camden’s carbon emissions • Adapting to a changing climate • Managing and reducing waste • Improving air quality • Enhancing biodiversity & green spaces

  5. Key goals • Reduce carbon emissions from 2005 levels by: • - 10% by 2012 • - 40% by 2020 • - 80% by 2050 • Reduce residual household waste from 2008-09 by: • - 3% by 2012 • - 10% by 2020 • Significantly more people taking steps to reduce their own environmental impacts

  6. Delivery plan headings • Leading by example as a council • Creating the foundations for success - planning, infrastructure and capacity • Empowering our communities • Working with businesses, institutions and the voluntary community sector • Working with schools • Improving homes and supporting households

  7. Leading by example as a council • Carbon management programme • Greening our fleet • Sustainable procurement • Sustainable design and construction • Increasing recycling as % of overall waste

  8. Creating the foundations for success • Planning policy, green infrastructure and green economy: • Clear and coordinated approach to Green Deal and retrofitting • Expansion of decentralised energy networks • Feed-in Tariff projects • Establish baseline/profile for our green businesses, review skills needs and develop training programmes, bring green businesses together through green economy networking events

  9. Empowering our communities • Review and share practice from Camden Communities Green Fund • Provide tools and guidance to communities • Create a network of green champions

  10. Working with businesses, institutions and the voluntary community sector • Camden Climate Change Alliance: practical support, recognition, knowledge sharing, networking • Work with other business networks to enable joint projects • Review opportunities for promoting green issues through VCS commissioning

  11. Working with schools • Identify investment for school buildings • Explore setting up a revolving energy fund • Strategic guidance to schools to manage their own impacts • Coordinate the Sustainable Schools Forum • Promote sustainable travel • Provide recycling and composting schemes

  12. Improving homes & supporting households • Continue to promote Small steps advice service • Deliver Small steps home energy visits • Cavity wall and loft insulation • Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation • FITs projects • Affordable warmth

  13. Consultation questions • Are these the right issues? • Do we have the right areas of focus for these? • Are the indicators and targets appropriate? • Are the proposed actions right? • Who should be involved? • How can the council support each sector? • How can people contribute?

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