Progress
Sustainable transport and travel:
- Set up an electric mobility scooter scheme to encourage access for all at our countryside sites
- Added additional electric vans and electric cars to our fleet as well as ensuring that most of our fleet is now Clean Air Zone compliant
- Supported a 2-year hydrogen refuse collection truck programme to explore the potential that hydrogen can make to decarbonising heavy transport in and around the county
- Invested in the county's Key Cycle Network to promote active travel
- Assessed all the county's train and bus stations to see whether we can improve cycling and walking links at each one
- Worked with job centres to offer sustainable travel advice and incentives to jobseekers
- Launched a project to increase the number of people taking up cycle training
- Launched a sustainable travel strategy for schools to provide healthier, more environmentally-sustainable ways of travel to school as a viable option to travelling by car
- Supported the implementation of air quality management areas to reduce transport pollutant emissions in specific areas of Derbyshire
- Through our Bus Service Improvement Programme, supported a new fleet of 57 electric buses for North East Derbyshire to support clean air initiatives
Waste reduction and food sustainability:
Clean energy and energy efficient buildings and homes:
- Produced a Spatial Energy Study (attached to this page) to better understand the renewable energy opportunities available across the county
- Launched a consultation to find out what support private homeowners in Derbyshire need to improve the energy efficiency of their homes
- Developed design standards for new-build and refurbishments on our own estate
Natural environment and biodiversity:
Business and industry:
- Developed the Green Entrepreneurs Fund programme offering grants to small and medium-sized businesses to kick-start the county's carbon reduction agenda and boost local businesses, including a fund to up-skill the workforce
Community engagement:
Planning and land use:
You can find out about our current priorities or find out what you can do, or what support is available.