Carbon Management Programme

The need to manage CO₂ emissions has become increasingly important as the full impact of the effect that emissions have on the earth's climate, and the contribution they make towards climate change has become apparent.

Stockton Council aims to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions under its direct control and lead by example, towards the goal of a low carbon community.

In order to achieve this, Stockton Council is participating in the Carbon Trust's Local Authority Carbon Management Programme.

We have assessed the amount of energy we use in our buildings, transport and street lighting to find out where we can cut back on CO₂ emissions.

The council aims to make a 25% reduction in its directly controllable CO₂ emissions below the baseline year of 2005/06 by 2012/2013. This commits the council to reducing its emissions by an average of 5% per year for the next five years.