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Welcome to your monthly edition of our Climate Change newsletter!
Since declaring a climate emergency, Northumberland County Council have laid out clear objectives to help tackle climate change in the county:
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Cutting the council's carbon emissions in half by 2025. Making Northumberland carbon neutral by 2030. |
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We have set out a detailed action plan for the next few years to help give us the best opportunity to meet these ambitious goals, and how we can fight the climate emergency together.
Look through our seven priority action areas for climate change.
Where can you help make a difference? 👇
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The Big Northumberland Gear Change
The Big Northumberland Gear Change is a local campaign to encourage us all to slow down, take stock and adopt more sustainable ways of moving around the county by walking, cycling and using public transport more often.
Reducing our reliance on cars is crucial to achieving Northumberland's net zero target by 2030. With only 13% of all journeys in Northumberland made on foot or by bike and with a third of all trips made in the county less than 5km, there is plenty of potential for us all to ditch our cars some or all of the time in favour of healthier, greener and happier ways of getting around.
Find cycling and walking maps across the county and challenge yourself to make the change and reduce your carbon footprint at northumberlandgearchange.co.uk |
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Green Homes Grant: Local Authority Delivery
We’re working with E.ON to deliver £3.4m worth of energy efficiency improvements to homeowners in Northumberland in a bid to reduce fuel poverty and tackle the climate emergency.
The funding will see 200 private properties retrofitted with air source heat pumps, solar PVs or external wall insulation over the coming months.
Eligible households must:
• own their own property
• have a household income of less than £30,000
• hold an EPC rating of D or below
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On-street EV chargers
Have you been thinking about investing in an electric vehicle (EV) but have nowhere to charge it at home? We want to hear from residents who don’t have off-street parking to help select areas that would benefit from on-street EV charge points.
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Suggest a location near your home and we will collate responses which will be reviewed collectively to help inform potential future delivery in areas where demand is greatest.
Unfortunately, requests cannot be responded to individually and there is no guarantee that an on-street EV charger will be installed as a result of completing this form.
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