New climate change action plan to be considered
GoogleA new climate change action plan from a council in Surrey is set to be considered.
Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) says its 2025-26 climate change action plan sets out "strategic direction by translating decarbonisation goals into a set of actionable initiatives".
The 10 priority actions from the plan include supporting the decarbonisation of temporary accommodation properties, installing solar carports and delivering energy efficiency improvements across the district.
Claire Malcolmson, the council's cabinet member for climate change, said: "Over the coming year, the climate change agenda will thread through all services at MVDC."
In June 2019, MVDC declared a climate emergency and said it aimed to become carbon neutral by 2030.
A climate change strategy was approved in October 2021 and set out the initial actions the council would take to build a greener, more sustainable future and reduce its carbon footprint.
MVDC's 2025-26 plan will be discussed at scrutiny and cabinet meetings on Tuesday and 17 June.
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