North Lanarkshire Council has announced its commitment to a new Climate Plan, including a target to reduce carbon emissions by 52.2% by 2025/26.
The plan was approved by the Environment and Transportation Committee following a public consultation last year, and details actions to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
It addresses how the council will improve energy efficiency in buildings and local housing and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from waste and transport.
As well as reducing the council's own carbon footprint, the plan also looks at how to address climate change issues across North Lanarkshire.
The overall target within the plan is to achieve annual carbon emissions reductions of 61,141 tonnes (52.2%) from its baseline in 2015/16 by 2025/26.
Councillor Michael McPake, Convener of the Environment and Transportation Committee, said: "We are all aware of the importance of tackling climate change, and our Climate Plan will guide the council's actions in reducing emissions in all aspects of our operations.
"Feedback we received from the public and businesses has helped us focus our plans and targets, and I would like to thank everyone who took part in the consultation.
"Some of the ways we will reduce our carbon footprint are: increasing the use of electric vehicles across our fleet; improving energy efficiency in our buildings and homes; improving biodiversity and planting more trees; reducing emissions from waste processing; and improving active travel routes to reduce the use of cars.
"We will also continue to work with local businesses and other public agencies to identify how improvements can be made to tackle climate change across North Lanarkshire."
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