WREXHAM Council has invited all its staff to become 'Carbon Literate ' as part of its response to the climate emergency.

The authority declared a climate emergency in 2019 in response to climate change and since then has been working on the four areas in its Decarbonisation Action Plan:

  • Buildings and energy
  • Transport and Mobility
  • Land Use and Green Infrastructure
  • Procurement and Supply Chains (how it gets its goods and services)

And to ensure it is following the right approach to these priorities, staff in all areas will be invited to become Carbon Literate.

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The training will be an introduction to the issues and solutions that will help the council on the road to achieving “Carbon Literate Organisation” status which will mean that it will be:

  • Embedding consideration of carbon into everything it does
  • Raising the status of decarbonisation in decision making
  • Increasing its capacity to support and contribute to this work

Councillor David A Bithell, lead member for environment and transport, said: “Decarbonisation will be central to decisions relating to the priority areas going forward.

“We’ve already made a great start by installing electric car chargers in car parks and country parks, purchasing electric vehicles and of course generating income to support the project from our solar power field.”

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Councillor Bithell added: “This is in addition to all the tree planting that’s been going on across the county borough which will continue in the coming months to help us reach our carbon zero target by 2030.”