Cutting carbon emissions as part of the fight against climate change is a key priority for the County Council.  The Sustainability Team are leading an ambitious programme to reduce the County Council's carbon emissions by 25% by 2012 against the 2007 baseline.

The County Council is directly responsible for emitting carbon through its use of buildings, transport, street lighting, the goods and services it procures and the way it manages its waste.

Baseline carbon emissions for 2007 stood at 55,090 tonnes.  Nearly 60% of emissions were from schools, 21% from corporate buildings, 16% from street lights and traffic signals and 3% from outsourced services.

The Carbon Reduction Plan sets out how the Council intends to reduce carbon emissions and achieve the 25% target by 2012.

• Carbon Reduction Plan