Our impact from 2020 to 2025
We're reducing our carbon emissions and making the city greener and more sustainable. We've already made great progress. And the positive impact from this climate action is improving lives across the city.
Description of image: Infographic showing key impact from 2020 to 2025.
In detail:
- We kept within our carbon budget.
- We planted more than 15,000 trees, as well as 6km of hedgerow and 32 orchards.
- We invested more than £600,000 in community projects.
- We have more than 400 free water refill points in the city – saving more than 38,000 plastic bottles. That's the same length as 265 blue whales nose to tail!
- We upgraded 55,000 street lights with LED bulbs – reducing their emissions by 86%.
- We designated three new local nature reserves. And created a new city centre park on an old industrial site.
- We retrofitted 40 Council buildings to lower their emissions.
- We helped more than 19,000 children and teachers to join eco-schools.
- We have a new procurement process that dedicates 10% of the evaluation score to Zero Carbon.
- We're a Carbon Literate Organisation and have achieved the Gold award.
- Our parks and green spaces gained seven Green Flag Awards.