Cheshire West and Chester Council's Cabinet has set out its plan for the borough to become carbon neutral by 2045.

At yesterday's (Wednesday 10 February) Cabinet meeting, the Council's Climate Emergency response and Carbon Management Plans were approved, outlining the actions the borough must take to achieve that target.

Cheshire is one of the highest carbon-emitting areas in the UK, and significant changes to the way that people live, work and travel will be needed to meet the highly challenging goals set.

These include prioritising making journeys by no-carbon options such as walking and cycling, introducing energy saving measures in homes, increasing recycling rates and buying local to help reduce transport emissions.

Councillor Matt Bryan, Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Climate Emergency and chair of the Climate Emergency Taskforce, said: "These plans set out a comprehensive framework for our local climate action.

"We have made an ambitious start to tackling this challenge but know this is not a quick fix, and that we need further investment both locally and from central Government.

"Our role as a Council and a Taskforce is to bring together the knowledge, skills and enthusiasm in our communities to enable us all to play our part in tackling the Climate Emergency.

"This starts with the Council setting an example and working closely with partners to deliver on the commitments in the plans."

The Climate Emergency Response Plan and Carbon Management Plan can be viewed here