Nature
The COVID-19 pandemic showed how vital green spaces are for our mental health. We must protect parks, trees, rivers, and gardens in the borough as they help fight climate change by storing carbon. It is also important to keep different habitats connected.
The council plans to reduce carbon emissions while maintaining green spaces by using electric vehicles and tools powered by green electricity.
The draft strategy aims to increase meadows, hedgerows, and tree cover to store carbon long-term and reduce CO2 levels.
The council will also focus on tackling climate change effects like surface water flooding.