![]() ![]() "Despite this success, we need to do more. In the same time period, Cardiff's carbon emissions have reduced in the domestic sector by 38% and in the industrial and commercial sector by 55%. Projects such as installing solar-energy systems on Council homes, introducing LED Street lighting on the city's road network, improving energy efficiency in Council buildings, and generating 1.3 Megawatts of solar energy in our schools and public buildings have all helped reduce the Council's direct Carbon Emissions by 45% since 2005. A sustainable food market in Cardiff marketĬllr Huw Thomas, Leader of Cardiff Council said: "In recent years, Cardiff Council has brought forward a range of initiatives to reduce its Carbon Footprint.A farm park at Forest Farm to produce food for the city and.Reopening the city centre's canals as part of a sustainable water management scheme.Ending the council's use of single-use plastics.Increasing tree canopy coverage in the city by 25%.The One Planet strategy documents several others which will go to consultation, including: The solar farm is just one of a number of projects the council has brought to fruition to help tackle the Climate Emergency. ![]() It also ha s the ability to generate enough Green energy to power approximately 2,900 homes every year for 35 years. The strategy, which will go to Cardiff Council's Cabinet for approval on Thursday, October 15, launches in the same month as the council switches on its new 9MW solar farm.īuilt on the old Lamby Way landfill site, the solar farm - which is equivalent in size to 20 Principality Stadium pitches - will offset almost 3,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide (CO2). ‘One Planet Cardiff' sets out the Council's response to the climate change emergency and calls upon businesses and residents to join forces with the council to make the lifestyle changes required, if Wales' capital is to become a truly ‘Green' and sustainable city over the next ten years. An ambitious new plan designed to drive Cardiff towards becoming a carbon neutral city by 2030 has been unveiled by Cardiff Council. ![]()
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