Our Commitments

This followed on from many years working on action plans devised as part of the Local Government Association initiative; “Climate Local”, which Harborough District Council committed to in 2013.

The Council has committed to reducing its own emission to net zero, as far as practically possible, by 2030. We also want to support residents, businesses and communities in Harborough District to reduce their emissions too.

The Council has developed a Climate emegency action plan and has identified six key commitments where the Council has the opportunity to act:

1. The Council commits to demonstrate political and corporate leadership in acting on climate change
2. The Council commits to managing its own assets and services, with the aim of reducing carbon emission to net zero by 2030, as far as practical
3. The Council commits to working with residents and communities to support their actions in reducing emissions and help them increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.
4. The Council commits to working with businesses to support their actions in reducing emissions and help them increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change
5. The Council commits to ensuring that new development is designed to mitigate emissions and be resilient to the impacts of climate change
6. The Council commits to working in partnership to promote resilient natural systems that will help to reduce the impacts of climate change.

The Council has also incorporated the Climate emergency action plan into its Corporate Plan 2022-31.