Glasgow gears up to cut carbon emissions

09 April 2008

Glasgow City Council has outlined plans to cut its carbon emissions by 20% over the next five years.

The Carbon Management Programme aims to reduce emissions generated by streetlighting, waste management and the council’s transport fleet.

The council is responsible for 196,600t of CO2 each year, of which 14% is generated by streetlighting, 11% waste and 7% transport.

To achieve the 20% target, the council plans to introduce 267 low carbon-emitting Blue Motion Vehicles over the next three years, launch a low energy lamp-replacement programme and boost internal recycling.

Council leader, Cllr Steven Purcell, said the plan is ‘one of a number of initiatives this administration is bringing forward to ensure it leads the way in making Glasgow Scotland’s greenest city’.

The council is currently consulting on plans to develop a wind farm which would become an energy source for traffic and streetlighting.

‘We believe the development would generate savings of around £3M a year over its 20-year lifespan – which the council would plough back into the community,’ a spokesman said. ‘Using renewable energy to power the city’s 67,000 street lights and 500 sets of traffic lights is seen as a major step towards making Glasgow a green city.’

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