Shock CO2 Figures Released for Ribble Valley

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The Energy Saving Trust has recently called on Ribble Valley Council to make green changes to help reduce carbon emissions.

The North West recently fared badly in the ‘green flag’ awards, which is why local council members are being urged to attend a two-day climate conference that will take place in Liverpool. Organised by the Local Government Association, Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government and EST, the conference will highlight the role that local authorities can play when it comes to tackling climate change.

Andy Deacon from EST said that ‘local authorities have a key role to play in the fight to hit ambitious Government targets to reduce carbon emissions’.

He added that it is important to look at homes invidually, thinking about measures that can be incorporated to help make them more energy efficient, as well as ways of generating energy. It should be local authorities which pass on knowledge of these measures to homeowners.

Some local authorities around the country are already implementing measures such as helping homeowners to install double glazing in windows and doors, reducing heat lost from the home and helping them to save money on energy bills.

The EST now works with 100 local authorities around the country as part of their One-to-One support programme, and 2010 will see a further 30 joining the programme.