Herefordshire
Climate Action Plan

Nationally, the UK has a legally binding target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Many local councils have more ambitious targets. There are nearly 400 principal councils across the country: the majority have a net-zero target of 2030. Further information from the Council.

Local net-zero target date

2030

Plan published

August 2020

Plan scope

Plan covers entire local area

Climate emergency declared

July 2019

Working together

We use data on Climate Action Plans fromĀ data.climateemergency.uk

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CO2 emissions

It's hard to visualise CO2 emissions. The data talks about 'tonnes of CO2' - but what does a tonne of gas look like? Well, imagine a typical large hot air balloon (almost 3,000 cubic metres in volume). One tonne of CO2 would fill one of these hot air balloons.

Additional local carbon emissions

Carbon emissions embedded in the imported goods we consume locally are typically not counted. However, these goods are produced and then transported here because of our consumer demands. Imported emissions are so big they should not be hidden*.

* Note: Imported emissions are estimated based on the Total UK Goods & Services Greenhouse Gases imported emissions (Defra UK's Carbon Footprint 2016: 353mt CO2 eq) pro-rated based on Local Authority population size and assumed equal per capita consumption of imported goods and services across all Local Authorities.

CO2 emissions in total

905,606 tonnes

People in the local area

193,615

CO2 per person per year

4.7 tonnes

Additional local carbon emissions

1,019,143 tonnes

Source: BEIS Local Authority territorial CO2 emissions within the scope of influence of Local Authorities (2020).

Local carbon emissions by sector

In getting to net zero as quickly as possible, we need to look at how we do things differently in every sector.

(000t)

2018
2019
2020

High-impact, low-carbon initiatives

Total published on Carbon Copy across the UK: 1044 See all Initiatives

There are some amazing collaborations between local councils, communities and companies. Some examples in/around Herefordshire:

Herefordshire Natural Flood Management

Working with communities and landowners to reduce flood risk and deliver multiple benefits.

Herefordshire
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Flooding & drought
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Schools Energy Audit

Providing advice to schools on how to reduce energy usage and cut carbon emissions.

Herefordshire
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Energy
  • Built Environment

TravelFund

Providing sustainable travel grants for businesses.

Herefordshire
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Transport

Herefordshire Archive & Records Centre

Demonstrating great value and future-proofing the County's archive and record centre

Herefordshire
  • Carbon emissions
  • Energy
  • Built Environment

LED Street Lighting Herefordshire

Saving energy, carbon and money by upgrading street lighting to LED.

Herefordshire
  • Carbon emissions
  • Energy
  • Built Environment

Beryl Bikes

Providing easy access to sustainable travel for everyday journeys in Hereford.

Herefordshire
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Transport
  • Energy

Greening Hereford

Helping increase the tree canopy of Hereford by planting trees and increasing biodiversity.

Herefordshire
  • Air pollution
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Built Environment
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Marches Renewable Energy

Providing grants to organisations to carry out renewable energy projects.

Herefordshire
  • Carbon emissions
  • Energy
  • Finance