Decarbonisation and Biodiversity
Page updated: 20/11/2023
Rhodri Griffiths – Head of Place and Sustainability
To support the Council in delivering transformational change in support of key decarbonisation and biodiversity objectives and targets
- To support the delivery of the Authority’s response to climate change and a nature emergency.
- Support the identification and delivery of carbon savings and nature enhancement at both a corporate and service level.
- To act as champions for decarbonisation and the enhancement of biodiversity within plans programmes, projects and other interventions designed in service areas
- Identify opportunities for carbon savings and biodiversity enhancement through service design, development and delivery.
- To identify barriers to meeting targets - Encourage staff to think more innovatively in relation to commissioning and procurement activities and challenge existing ways of working.
- To recommend the actions in support of the objective
- To work with and influence partners, including regional organisations and government to deliver actions that decarbonise the public sector.
- To align activity across the Authority
- To identify opportunities within the Authority’s remit to reduce our carbon footprint and address the nature emergency.
- Develop opportunities to engage with staff, other public sector partners and the public which demonstrate our commitment and encourage modal shift.
Project areas |
What we are doing |
| Carbon Literacy | • We have facilitated training Elected Members • We have undertaken analysis of our carbon use and established carbon reduction trajectories • We are developing a Net Zero Carbon plan with route maps |
| Develop a Decarbonisation Strategy | • A draft strategy has been developed and Departments have been requested to provide feedback |
| Develop a Biodiversity Plan | • Following a workshop with the Cross-party Climate Change and Nature Advisory Panel a Biodiversity plan has been developed • The plan will be incorporated into the Decarbonisation Strategy. |
The purpose of transformation is to improve, to become a modern, innovative, and dynamic organisation we all want to work for. If you have any ideas for ways to make something within the council even better, let us know, all ideas are welcome, transformation is for everyone. If you feel your department could benefit from being involved in one of our current projects, please get in touch and start your transformation journey with us.
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