Cumbria County Council

Climate actions might include:

• making council offices more energy efficient
• incentivising ‘Active Travel’ or public transport use among employees
• providing carbon literacy training for employees

Climate actions might include:

• encouraging bus and private hire operators to use low-emission vehicles, through licensing requirements or Clean Air Zones
• incentivising bus use by improving routes, timetables, and ticket prices through ‘Enhanced Partnerships’ with operators
• proposing to central government the development of light rail / tram networks that integrate, rather than compete, with other modes of transport in the area

See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

Climate actions might include:

• reducing the carbon footprint of civic buildings through better insulation and renewable energy use
• incentivising ‘Active Travel’ or public transport use among employees
• providing carbon literacy training for employees
• encouraging eco-clubs at schools
• using school land to plant trees and hedgerows, or to grow food

See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

Climate actions might include:

• embedding carbon impact assessment as part of the council’s budgeting and financial accountability process
• utilising Public Works Loan Board loans or the Business Rates Retention Scheme to invest in emissions-reducing capital projects that otherwise wouldn’t get funded
• specifying low carbon equipment and practices when procuring for relevant services from suppliers
• prioritising positive environmental impacts during procurement, through the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012

Climate actions might include:

• incentivising ‘Active Travel’ like walking and cycling by creating or widening footways and cycleways
• incentivising Electric Vehicle use by assigning street space to EV charging
• disincentivising the use of fossil fuel cars through congestion charging,low-traffic neighbourhoods, or the reduction of parking space

See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.

Climate actions might include:

• establishing ‘Joint Waste Solutions’ with neighbouring councils, to get more value out of waste, recycling, and street cleaning contracts
• running marketing campaigns to encourage residential recycling, reuse, and waste minimisation

See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.