The Carbon Trust launches East Midlands Carbon Management Programme supported by the East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership
Ten local authorities in the East Midlands have joined a new programme which could help them reduce their carbon emissions by 13,000 tonnes a year and cut their annual energy bills by £2million or more.
The East Midlands Carbon Management Programme has been launched by the Carbon Trust and the East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (EMIEP) to help the ten authorities work together over the next three months and develop action plans to reduce their carbon footprints.
The councils participating in the scheme are Blaby District Council; Boston Borough Council; Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council; Melton Borough Council; North Kesteven District Council; North West Leicestershire District Council; Oadby & Wigston Borough Council; South Holland District Council; South Kesteven District Council and West Lindsey District Council.
Representatives from each council will attend a series of workshops where they will share best ‘low carbon’ practice and ideas for improving energy efficiency with other neighbouring councils. Each council will also receive specialist support from a dedicated Carbon Trust consultant to help them set their carbon reduction targets and design a cost effective action plan to meet them.
Anne Gayfer, Climate Change Programme Manager at the East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership said:
“We are committed to helping local authorities in the East Midlands take action to reduce their carbon emissions and slash their energy bill as a result. Through working in close partnership with the Carbon Trust on the East Midlands Carbon Management Programme, each of the local authorities signed up to the scheme will develop a clear action plan to save both cash and carbon.”
The Carbon Trust has already supported over 260 local authorities – more than half the UK’s total - in reducing their carbon emissions, identifying annual savings of more than £120 million and 1.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. The participants in the East Midlands Carbon Management Programme can expect to reduce their energy bills by up to 25 per cent as a result of implementing energy efficiency projects.
Tom Cumberlege, Public Sector Manager at the Carbon Trust, said,
“We see the best results when organisations work together, so the Carbon Trust is delighted to be involved in the East Midlands Carbon Management Programme. Reducing carbon emissions will release funds that could be spent on resources and services for local residents, and will also enable the councils to improve their green credentials and reputation in the community.”
Mike Peverill, Regional Climate Change Co-ordinate at Climate East Midlands, the Regional Climate Change Partnership, said,
'This new programme is part of the intensive regional support now being provided to East Midlands councils to help them meet their commitments in tackling the causes and consequences of climate change. I'm delighted that these ten councils from Leicestershire and Lincolnshire have agreed to take part and to work together in reducing their carbon emissions.'
Local authorities that successfully complete the East Midlands Carbon Management Programme will continue to share knowledge and best practice through the network and support other councils within the region.
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