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Glasgow sets carbon neutral target of 2030
Glasgow has been set a target of becoming a carbon neutral city by 2030, following a decision of the council's City Administration Committee at the end of September.
The city's Climate Emergency Working Group recently set out 61 recommendations on how the council and the city as a whole should tackle climate change, with the carbon neutral date following a decision by the council to declare a climate emergency in May. It also means that a previous target of net zero carbon emissions has been brought forward by seven years.
Councillors also agreed that an implementation plan that outlines how the council intends to respond to the 61 recommendations made by the working group should be delivered by April next year.
Work already underway to advance the council's effort to decarbonise includes a strategy for all council vehicles to be zero emissions by 2029, the introduction of a low emission zone for Glasgow city centre, development of a plastic reduction strategy, an electric vehicle strategy, a circular economy route map, a food growing strategy, a wide range of active travel projects and a new local transport strategy.
Anna Richardson, City Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction, said: "As a city we are already heading in the right direction, which is shown by having met our 2020 targets early, and we have many projects already underway that will advance our efforts to decarbonise.
"What this report gives us is a route map of what we need to do to accelerate our work and to now aim for a far more ambitious target. It is clear that there is cross-party support within the council for carbon neutrality by 2030 and to reach that target date we need to turn this route map into achievable actions
"This is a landmark decision on how we move forward as a city, and also an opportunity to show leadership globally. The cross party collaboration that has enabled this report to be written shows that we are all up for the challenge. Now we need to get on and make it happen."
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