CHELTENHAM ZERO
is an initiative from Cheltenham Borough Council to drive local businesses, community groups, and charities to achieve net zero
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What is Cheltenham Zero
Cheltenham Borough Council has ambitious targets for net zero carbon both council and borough wide and have prioritised the pathway to net zero carbon: assigning and funding to support the borough achieve net zero carbon through the Cheltenham Zero Initiative, aimed at Businesses, Community groups, and Charities
CheltenhamZero is an initiative which supports local organisations to set and realise their net zero commitments through
- Business support
- Resources
- Funding
Helping deliver
- Cost reduction
- Risk mitigation, and
- Future proofing your organisation
This initiative is for organisations within the borough Cheltenham
Organisations need to be starting their journey to net zero as soon as possible to ensure we can all achieve this and mitigate climate change.
The science shows clearly that in order to avert the worst impacts of climate change and preserve a liveable planet, global temperature increase needs to be limited to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Find out more from United Nation Climate Action.
We must reach net zero carbon emissions globally by 2050 to limit global warming to manageable levels. This means rapidly reducing the emissions being released into the Earth’s atmosphere and removing greenhouse gases to avoid dangerous climate change. Explore carbon net zero business benefits in 30 seconds.
How can Cheltenham Zero help you achieve this? Through awareness, support and driving change across sectors and industries. Working in a tiered way to ensure a comprehensive offering for Micro businesses, SMEs and Enterprises, across a range of impact areas.
The emphasis will be on Greenhouse gas Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy and transportation as these are the biggest contributors to climate change and where we need to focus to achieve net zero carbon.