East Cambridgeshire

East Cambs councillors take next steps to achieving net zero carbon emissions with contract switch

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Councillors have taken the next steps towards achieving net zero carbon emissions by switching council buildings and car parks to a renewable energy scheme.

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Council focuses energy on going green

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Reference:  Date:  Wed, 10/14/2020 East Cambridgeshire District Council is making its next steps towards net zero carbon emissions by making two big green energy switches for its buildings and car parks. Since 1st October, the Council’s head office, the Grange and its commercial buildings based in Ely and Littleport have switched to a 100 percent…

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Council forges ahead with climate change commitments following progress on Supplementary Planning Documents

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Council forges ahead with climate change commitments following progress on Supplementary Planning Documents

Reference:  Date:  Fri, 09/25/2020   East Cambridgeshire District Council is forging ahead with its commitments to the environment by taking the next steps in progressing its climate change and natural environment supplementary planning documents (SPDs).   At last night’s Finance and Assets Committee, all members voted in favour to adopt the council’s new Natural Environment…

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Council’s Climate Change Plan already showing green shoots.

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Council’s Climate Change Plan already showing green shoots.

Date:  Tue, 09/15/2020 (Photograph taken in December 2019)   Work towards East Cambridgeshire District Council’s vision of its operations reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or earlier is already providing green shoots.

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Council response to Ely Extinction Rebellion letter

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East Cambridgeshire District Council welcomes the commitment by Ely Extinction Rebellion to work with us, and we share their view that acting on climate change is a genuine emergency.

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LETTERS: Climate change emergency, Rotary club update and a socially distanced W.I. get together

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Here are the letters that we have been sent from readers this week.

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Funding for Environment and Climate Change Strategy approved

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Date:  Thu, 07/23/2020 The Finance and Assets Committee has tonight unanimously approved an annual budget of £100,000 to deliver the 20 commitments set out in the councils’ Environment and Climate Change Strategy.  Following the declaration of a climate emergency in October 2019, the Council adopted its first Environment and Climate Change Strategy Action Plan as…

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Council gives go ahead for climate change action plan

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Reference:  Date:  Mon, 06/15/2020 East Cambridgeshire District Council’s Environment and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan has been unanimously given the green light from the council’s operational services committee. The Environment and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan is a result of a wider climate change motion which was presented and approved at last October’s…

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‘Pop-up’ cycle schemes and extra electric car charge points – council outlines plans to tackle climate change emergency

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‘Pop-up’ cycle schemes, extra electric car charge points and a full review of its gas and electricity contracts are some of the ways East Cambs Council hopes to tackle the climate change emergency.

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Council moves forward with environment pledge for district

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Reference:  Date:  Mon, 06/01/2020 Following the declaration of a climate emergency in October 2019, East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) is moving forward with its environmental ambitions by  seeking approval for  its climate change strategy and action plan and setting out its bid for COVID-19 funding, to support “pop-up” cycling schemes. The ECDC Environment and Climate…

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