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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.
3.3 ENERGY FACTS > WHEN SHOPPING
We often think about our energy use in the house but we often forget that all our actions have an impact on the planet especially when we go out shopping and these facts will show you how and why.
- Every year an estimated 17.5 billion plastic carrier bags are given away by supermarkets to their customers, the vast majority of which end up in landfill.
- The most energy-efficient products carry the Energy Saving Recommended logo, which means they cost less to run and help to prevent climate change.
- We contribute CO2 to the atmosphere indirectly through the manufacture, distribution and disposal of the products we consume, including food - especially items that travel long distances. The distribution and transportation of locally produced goods has less of an impact on the environment.
- Although many modern cleaning products have a negative impact on the environment, we still spend more than £1bn each year in the UK on cleaning products.
- Increasing numbers of recycled items are now available in shops and supermarkets, including clothing, furnishings and tableware, stationery, garden furniture and products, and even toys.
