Climate Change Emergency
In 2019, South Ribble Borough Council declared a climate emergency, pledging to work to make the Borough carbon neutral by 2030.
In order to tackle this, a Climate Emergency Working Group was formulated and a Climate Emergency Strategy was developed followed by a Climate Emergency Action Plan (PDF) [688KB]
Our Climate Emergency strategy encompasses two broad themes:
Carbon Reduction Measures
- Transport
- Energy and the Built Environment
- Waste and Water
- Consumption
- Off-setting
Resilience
- Infectious diseases
- Food safety
- Flooding
- Planning