Our Commitments

The Climate Emergency

A Climate Emergency was declared by Harborough District Council in 2019, following years of work as part of the Local Government Association initiative “Climate Local” which Harborough District Council committed to in 2013.

The Council is committed to reducing its emissions to net zero by 2030. The Council also wants to support residents, businesses and communities in Harborough District to reduce their own emissions. 

The Council has developed a Climate emergency 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 emissions 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 developments are designed to mitigate emissions and be resilient to the impacts of climate change
  6. The Council commits to working in partnership to promote 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.