In June 2019 the Council approved its first Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategy which will drive delivery of the Council’s climate change duties over the next 4 years. The SD&CC strategy is underpinned with a cross departmental action plan to deliver mitigation and adaptation measures across the Authority area, putting South Ayrshire Council in the forefront of Scotland’s push towards a more sustainable future.
The strategy has three themes:
The Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategy pulls together existing commitments, and aligns with other Council strategies which focus on social and economic development. Some important documents that contain key information on the Council’s efforts to address environmental issues include the following:
South Ayrshire Council has reduced its carbon emissions by 26% between 2014/15 and 2018/19 through increasing resource efficiency, encouraging behaviour change of employees and investing in renewable energy.
South Ayrshire Council signed up to Scotland's Climate Change Declaration in 2007 and pledged to lead our community by taking action on climate change throughout the local authority area and to report on this annually. Reporting is done through the Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Report, which is published annually on the Sustainable Scotland Network website.
If you have any enquiries or suggestions regarding the councils response to the climate emergency please contact sustainable.development@south-ayrshire.gov.uk.
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