From 7th - 15th June, it is Great Big Green Week, a week dedicated to celebrating action on climate change.
Great Big Green Week creates a platform for individuals, community groups, and organisations to come together and show their support for a greener, more sustainable future.
North Warwickshire Borough Council have adjusted its approach to climate change in many ways, such as changing its paper to Eco Paper, provided by Polycopy, to reduce its environmental impact and to contribute towards its net-zero goals.
Polycopy is recognised for its commitment to sustainability, with many of its products being Forest Stewardship Council-certified and produced using environmentally friendly processes. Polycopy’s Eco paper is produced from 100% managed forests, as one of their main goals is to protect our ecosystem.
North Warwickshire Borough Council’s printers are set to an ECO Print setting, which reduces emissions.
The trees are grown in a way to preserve natural habitats, and around 12 million new trees are planted every year. Their highly advanced methods of production ensure that mill emissions are kept very low. Their healthy, fast-growing plantations produce large quantities of Oxygen whilst absorbing Carbon Dioxide, helping to reduce the greenhouse gas effect.
Furthermore, the Council is taking part in a joint trial with Warwickshire County Council testing a lower-carbon fuel in vehicles. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is a fuel made from natural oils, such as those from plants.
As these plants grew, they captured planet-warming Carbon from the atmosphere. The extraction and burning of HVO releases the same Carbon that was absorbed as the plants grew.
This makes HVO a significantly lower Carbon-emitting fuel than petrol or diesel, and HVO is now being tested as a method to reduce the Council’s Carbon emissions on the road towards net-zero Carbon emissions.
The Council is using HVO in one of our vehicles, and the data from this test is being collected to help the Council measure the impact of using HVO, the cost and the Carbon saving.
North Warwickshire Borough Council are actively working on an update to their Climate Action Plan, which will set the Council’s direction from now until net-zero by 2030.
The Council continue to reduce their CO2 emissions.