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HCNP Board publish priority actions

Herefordshire Climate and Nature Partnership Board have established a set of priorities against each of their 6 key themes. These form the basis of a series of actions they will focus on over the coming months.

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Herefordshire schools take part in COP

Students from seven local schools took on the role of negotiating teams during the United Nations climate change conference (COP29) at a youth climate summit organised and hosted by Herefordshire Council. The event, held on Wednesday 4 December, e…

Webinar: Heat pumps, Solar, and Battery for home and business. Thursday 14th November 12:30 - 1:15

Upcoming Webinar now taking registrations

An upcoming webinar on heat pumps, solar, and battery storage systems is now taking registrations. Hosted by Herefordshire Council’s Greener Footprints Initiative, with expert speakers from Herefordshire Low Carbon Technology Centre (Herefordshire,…

Upcoming - FREE farm carbon workshop

Planned for Thursday 3rd October as part of the Herefordshire Council project supporting the county’s farmers to reduce on-farm emissions. Forming part of the action plan put forward by the farming subgroup of the Climate and Nature Partnership Boar…

Transport

Transport contributes 36% to Herefordshire's carbon emissions.

Energy

Three quarters of the energy consumed in Herefordshire is used to heat and power buildings (both residential and commercial) and the appliances they contain….

Food

Emissions resulting from food consumption for an average family of four are almost double the emissions from their transport and heating usage combined...

Housing and buildings

Over one-third of Herefordshire's greenhouse gas emissions come from heating homes and other buildings.

Waste

75,000 tonnes of household waste is generated in the county every year. 41% is sent for recycling and composting.

Farming and land use

The way we manage land is a key part of the solution to getting to a net zero and nature rich county. There are significant opportunities to capture carbon in the soil, plant hedges and trees…

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