Climate emergency strategy
Leicester’s Climate Emergency Strategy
In Leicester, we have been working on climate change for nearly 15 years. City-wide carbon emissions have already halved from their 1990 levels and the council’s own emissions have decreased by a similar amount in the past decade.
Successful schemes have included the installation of LED bulbs in street lighting and connecting our main city centre office buildings to a new low carbon heating network.
Successful schemes have included the installation of LED bulbs in street lighting and connecting our main city centre office buildings to a new low carbon heating network.
The Leicester Climate Emergency strategy covers all the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and includes a plan for action by the council over the next 3 years.
One of the first actions will be to develop a roadmap setting out the steps required on our carbon neutral journey for both the council and the city. And in order to achieve such a large scale of ambition, we will need to work in partnership with a wide range of local stakeholders and communities across Leicester and beyond.
One of the first actions will be to develop a roadmap setting out the steps required on our carbon neutral journey for both the council and the city. And in order to achieve such a large scale of ambition, we will need to work in partnership with a wide range of local stakeholders and communities across Leicester and beyond.
The council’s strategy has been shaped by detailed discussions with residents, community groups, businesses, local schools, universities and public sector partners through Leicester’s Climate Emergency Conversation held during the winter of 2019/2020.
The resulting document sets out a collective vision for a carbon neutral and climate adapted Leicester and will work alongside other council strategies, including the new Anti-Poverty strategy, local transport plan and the emerging local plan.
The resulting document sets out a collective vision for a carbon neutral and climate adapted Leicester and will work alongside other council strategies, including the new Anti-Poverty strategy, local transport plan and the emerging local plan.
This executive summary document is complemented by a more detailed technical document outlining the full strategy, together with an action plan that will be reviewed and updated annually. These documents are available on our website.
