Our carbon neutral journey

All of our winter gritting fleet is using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) instead of diesel

20 urban parks identified in Wellingborough suitable for a variety of living things for capturing and storing carbon

9,832 trees planted across North Northamptonshire

37 members and 101 officers have completed a Carbon Literacy Course

35% of our power-driven hand tools are now electric

Carbon reduction and sustainability questions added to procurement process for contracts of £100K or more

Energy consumption of IT equipment has been reduced by 69,800 kWh - a carbon savings of 27.18 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent

We have identified 15 council owned properties or pieces of land where we can plant trees or enhance biodiversity

18% of our newly ordered fleet is electric

169 on-street EV chargers installed across North Northamptonshire and 18 EV chargers installed in council-owned car parks

Street lighting update underway to replace halogen lights with LED - resulting in a 75% energy savings

We have launched a Climate Change Impact Assessment (CCIA) tool to inform our decision-making