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Herefordshire is on a rapid journey towards achieving zero carbon by 2030 to create a county that we all want in the future.

Like many places across the UK, Herefordshire declared a climate emergency in 2019 which was followed by the development of a Climate and Nature Action Plan involving people across the county.

The plan of action focuses on six key areas including sustainable housing and buildings, energy, transport, food consumption, land use and farming, and waste management.

Sitting alongside and supporting these plans and the achievement of the county's net zero ambition is the Greener Footprints communications and engagement campaign. This has been designed to encourage, inspire and mobilise people and organisations from all corners of the community to be part of a Herefordshire-wide "movement of positive action" on a scale never seen before in order to tackle climate change and protect the county's rich nature and wildlife.

These environmental ambitions and activities are being steered and driven by a specially created 16-strong Climate and Nature Partnership Board who bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge through their roles in conservation, wildlife, architecture, farming, the media, community energy, research, land management, agricultural policy and running businesses.

Full terms of reference for the Herefordshire Climate and Nature Partnership Board

Claire Kingston

Senior Visitor Experience Officer, National Trust.

Elly Deacon Smith

Director at Arbor Architects, an environmentally focused architectural practice.

Emily Partridge

Associate at Architype, an environmental consultancy and architectural practice.

Gareth Williams

Founder of Caplor Energy, a Herefordshire based renewable installation company and also board member of multiple local, regional and national bodies associated with sustainability.

Gordon Coppock

Board member of Marches LEP for energy and net zero carbon emissions, voluntary director of Leominster and Pomona community-owned energy Co-operatives, vice chair of Herefordshire Green Network.

Ian Howie

Former farm manager, farming consultant and agricultural journalist.

Jackie Jones

Director of Pomona Solar Co-op, a Herefordshire community energy scheme, co-chair of Herefordshire Green Network and former editorial director of an international renewable energy magazine.

James Marsden

A craft cider and perry maker and former adviser on environmental policy to the UK government and parliament.

Phillip Pearcy

Operations and Sustainability Manager at The Courtyard Trust, Herefords Centre for the Arts.

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Chris Scott

Founder of Net Zero Advisory - fostering sustainable change by helping businesses harness carbon data for their net zero goals

Jamie Audsley

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s CEO, helping to create a wilder Herefordshire where nature and people thrive together.

Rebecca Tully

Coordinator of Herefordshire Food Alliance – towards sustainable food and farming. Director of Kids Kitchen Collective, from-scratch food activities with under-5s and their families.