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Climate change

Local authorities are at the forefront of addressing climate change at a local level and Knowsley Council is taking this responsibility seriously because it can help save money, promote community well being and protect our natural environment.

What are we doing?

We have:

• Signed up to the Nottingham Declaration on climate change - a national initiative to reduce the council’s contribution to climate change.
• Developed a Carbon Management Plan to reduce emissions from our buildings and services and reduce costs from energy and fuel use. 
• Produced a Greenhouse Gas report (PDF, 260KB) outlining the councils emissions in 2010/11.  This will be updated annually at the end of July as requested by the Governments Department of Energy and Climate Change.
• Devised a renewable energy action plan aimed at developing local and renewable forms of energy generation, ranging from biomass to solar.

Our pilot community project the ‘Green Neighbour Challenge’ was launched at the end of January in Bowring (Huyton) to help residents in the area lower their carbon emissions and save money.  If you live in this area and are interested in taking part, please contact us on 0151 443 2480.

Knowsley's Local Strategic Partnership – including key partners ranging from the police and fire service to housing trusts and the NHS - also recognises the importance of taking action and is currently developing a climate change strategy and action plan for the borough.  This will include actions to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to the future effects of climate change such as increased risk of flooding and heat waves.

How you can make a change

If you are a resident and would like free, independent energy saving advice call the Energy Saving Trust Helpline on 0800 512 012.

You can also email us at dns.sustainability@knowsley.gov.uk for more information about what is happening in Knowsley.

If you are a Knowsley business contact the council's Business Support Team on 443 5572.

You have the power to control climate change!

Why not have a go yourself at making decisions about energy production and use and see how this affects carbon emissions?

A new government website called My2050 gives users control over how we produce energy - offering everything from wind turbines and solar panels to biomass and hydropower alongside traditional forms of power production.

Will you put a solar panel on every roof? Will you change the way we fuel our vehicles? Can you keep the lights on, but still meet demanding CO2 targets? You can help decide how our nation looks in the future.

You will also be able to view other people’s eco solutions and share your own via Facebook or Twitter (follow @knowsleycouncil to share your views with us).

The web-site has been launched by the Government in line with its recently published Carbon Plan.   The UK has set legal targets to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050 and the 2050 pathways analysis is designed to create a clear road to a low carbon Britain.