Climate change action plan 2021-23

Priority Action Area 6 - Natural
Resource-Based Carbon Sequestration
The County enjoys a vast spread of land and forestry.
Carbon is sequestered by forestry, grassland, wetlands
and peat, while carbon losses occur on existing cropland
and natural land that is converted to cropland. We
will continue to work with our partners in our natural
capital sector to progress integrated land use which
enhances, safeguards sequestration and the associated
biodiversity, whilst supporting local climate action
and boosting rural economic prosperity.
Priority Action Area 7 - Reducing
Waste
Northumberland County Council will support and
engage our communities to consider a more circular
approach to our economy and reduce waste by
supporting efforts to design out waste, keeping
materials in operation and productive use for as long
as possible. This will reduce climate impacts and
open new opportunities for businesses and
consumers to provide and purchase sustainable
goods and services.
This Action Plan will set out in detail, how we intend
to pursue action across each of these priority areas
with specific, agreed projects across the next two years.
The Action Plan, will also model ways to achieve our
2030 goal of net-zero, by scaling up our work in each
priority action area and identifying carbon savings
across each category of emissions.
Corporate Governance
The progress made delivering the Climate Change
Action Plan will be monitored and scrutinised as
follows:
A summary of progress will be included in the
Quarterly Corporate Governance Reporting from
quarter 4 2020 / 21 and each quarter thereafter
Scrutiny will be provided through the Corporate
Services and Economic Growth Overview and
Scrutiny committee
The progress made in delivering the Climate Change
Action Plan will be measured against key implementation
milestones and, where possible, the following
performance / benefit indicators:
1. Carbon Dioxide impact.
2. Green Jobs created.
3. Investment attracted to the County.
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Climate Change Action Plan 2021-23