Governments around the world are busy coming up with different ways to reduce the carbon footprint in their local or wider communities. Here are a few recent initiatives and suggestions announced over the last week or so that are aimed at reducing the carbon footprint either of the government department itself or the wider community.
In South Africa an IFP Member of Parliament has called on the government to reduce its carbon footprint by phasing out glossy publications. The idea is to make use of eco-friendly printing methods to produce the Annual Report and Strategic Plan documents.
In England there have been recent announcements of a green technology sector stimulus to the tune of £100 for insulation incentives to help home owners improve energy efficiency in their mones. The Town and Country Planning Association welcomed the move. Additionally, the government there agreed to include carbon emissions from aviation in its calculation of the national carbon footprint. Acknowledging the problem is often the first step in solving the problem.
CitiesGoGreen.com has reported that in San Francisco next year, all new buildings and renovation projects in San Francisco will be held to environmental regulation under an encompassing green building rating system design to dramatically reduce its carbon footprint. The idea involves a GreenPoints rating system. The expectation is that the new code will eliminate 60,000 tons of CO2 and save 220,000 MWh as well as a list of other benefits. Story here.
The council at Carmarthenshire in Wales plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 10% over the next three years by making changes to its fleet of more than 1000 vehicles. The first Green Car Day in the county is also going to be held at the Nant-y-Ci Showground with the council proposing to add 2 new vehicles to its fleed, a Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI Blue Motion and Totota Prius Hybrid. Hopefully what the article meant to say was that the council were going to replace 2 existing cars with these new ones.
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