South Lakeland
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

June 2020

Plan scope

Plan covers entire local area

Climate emergency declared

February 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

587,327 tonnes

People in the local area

104,905

CO2 per person per year

5.6 tonnes

Additional local carbon emissions

558,288 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 South Lakeland:

Low Carbon Business Recovery Initiatives

Supporting businesses to be part of a growing low carbon economy.

South Lakeland
  • Carbon emissions
  • Built Environment
  • Energy

Cumbria Youth Climate Summit

Providing young people in Cumbria an opportunity to learn about, share and inspire climate action.

Allerdale
  • Carbon emissions
  • Greater fairness
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Energy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Transport

James Cropper PLC

Reducing carbon emissions with Mark Cropper and Richard Graham on the Zero Carbon Tour.

Allerdale
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Energy
  • Built Environment
  • Circular Economy

Cumbria Action For Sustainability

Promoting low carbon living with Karen Mitchell on the Zero Carbon Tour.

Allerdale
  • Carbon emissions
  • Greater fairness
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Circular Economy
  • Energy
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Shed 1 Distillery

Placing sustainability at the heart of small batch gin distilling.

Allerdale
  • Carbon emissions
  • Waste
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Circular Economy

Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership

Developing clean energy projects in Cumbria on the Zero Carbon Tour.

Barrow-in-Furness
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Energy
  • Built Environment
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Cumbria LED Street Lighting

Reducing carbon emissions from street lighting whilst protecting the Cumbrian dark skies.

Allerdale
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Energy
  • Built Environment

Home Grown Here

Scaling-up vegetable growing in Cumbria to transform the local food system and supply chain.

Carlisle
  • Carbon emissions
  • Food security & supply
  • Waste
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Cumbria Carbon Literacy

Building understanding of climate science solutions, ability and motivation to reduce emissions.

Allerdale
  • Carbon emissions
  • Energy
  • Circular Economy
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Kendal Climate Jury

Enabling Kendal's residents to answer the question of what to do about climate change.

South Lakeland
  • Carbon emissions
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Energy
  • Transport

Lake District National Park Fleet

Reducing carbon emissions by replacing diesel cars with electric vehicles.

Allerdale
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Transport
  • Energy

Burneside Community Energy

Reducing carbon emissions in Burneside through the installation of solar PV.

South Lakeland
  • Carbon emissions
  • Greater fairness
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Energy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Transport

Birds Park Reservoir

Reducing the risk flooding in homes by slowing the flow of water to the Sandylands Estate.

South Lakeland
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Flooding & drought
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Ambleside Action for a Future

Helping Ambleside to become a net-zero carbon community by 2030.

South Lakeland
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Food security & supply
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Energy
  • Transport

Paludiculture

Allowing rewetted peatlands to be productively used.

South Lakeland
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Flooding & drought
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Energy