Tel: 03450 450 500
Email: sustainability@scambs.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)
About these pages
- The Low-Carbon Living pages have just been launched and are currently under review. You are welcome to send your comments to sustainability@scambs.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window)
Our Partners
- South Cambridgeshire's Environment Group
Help address the issues and monitor the progress of the Community Strategy, which contains a series of actions to help improve the quality of life across the district and that tackle climate change.
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Climate Change Network
A cross-sectoral partnership providing support to public and private sector organisations as well as local communities seeking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
- South Cambridgeshire Strategic Partnership
The South Cambridgeshire Strategic Partnership (or LSP: Local Strategic Partnership) is a partnership between the council and various partners to work together towards achieving economic, environmental and social standards for the district.
2.3 ACTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL
In this section:
- Actions within the Council
- Services to the residents - direct
- Services to the residents - indirect
Actions within the Council
SCDC's main objective to provide a sustainable future for the residents of South Cambridgeshire through growth will be achieved largely by:
- Promoting low carbon living and delivering low carbon growth
- Promoting sustainable and affordable housing
- Extending and encouraging the use of recycling opportunities
- Delivering high quality services that take account of climate change
- Protecting and enhancing the environment
- Improving the provision for walking and cycling in and between villages
- Supporting schemes to improve rural transport and access to services
- Promoting economic development consistent with our sustainability and environmental aims
SCDC Offices
The Council has taken some important steps toward reducing its own carbon and greenhouse gas emissions by its occupation of a new, award winning, low energy, 'excellent' BREEAM rated building at Cambourne Business Park in May 2004. The new building, which is highly sustainable in terms of its design and construction, has a number of important energy and resource saving features including solar louvres (designed to reduce excessive solar gain), a solar hot water system, a 36,000 litre rainwater harvesting system and a central atrium to balance light levels, summer heat gain and winter heat loss.
In terms of its own energy consumption, 100% of the electricity used in the Council's building at Cambourne is now renewably sourced saving an estimated 55 tonnes of carbon emissions annually. The Council is also reviewing the option of purchasing/sourcing 100% renewable energy for all council owned properties.
In addition, the Council is evaluating the energy and emissions data from all council-owned vehicles to ensure the fleet has the least impact on the environment.
Low carbon services
SCDC is committed to looking at how services can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Each council service maps out its activities annually, reviewing the implications for climate change and, where possible, takes steps to minimise its impact.
Aware and energy efficient councillors
The Council is managing its own Travel for Work Plan (This link will open in a new window) in order to encourage a more sustainable form of travel to both staff and Members such as the use of alternative transport (bus, bike), car sharing, and reducing business travel requirements.
