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We will:
- Support and encourage environmental goods and services businesses and organisations to grow and thrive in the city
We will:
- Make the city more accessible for people by enabling and encouraging walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing leading to a sustained behaviour change
- Provide practical solutions to sustainable transport challenges through the use of technology, innovation and good practice
We will:
- Improve the city’s green infrastructure for the benefit of people and wildlife, including parks, gardens, energy and water
- Improve the quality of local public spaces, to create places for people
- Improve the city’s wildlife habitats
- Improve access to natural green spaces
We will:
- Reduce water consumption in homes and businesses across the city
- Increase recycling and recovery rates whilst reducing waste at source
- Establish a network of sustainable energy and transport facilities and increase the provision of renewable energy to new and existing buildings
- Cut energy consumption in homes and business through energy efficiency measures and excellent building standards
Conserving Natural Resources
- Waste and Recycling – Highest rates of recycling of any Unitary Authority in the UK
- The beginning of the end for the plastic bag in Peterborough
- One of six UK Zero waste places
- The largest number of zero carbon homes in the UK
Cleaner and Greener
- Green spaces – one of the highest ratios of green space per person of any UK city.
- Nationally recognised green spaces including Hampton nature reserve, Flag Fen and Nene Park.
- Silver gilt award in Britain in Bloom 2007 and 2008
Sustainable Transport
- Sustainable Travel Demonstration Town (one of only 3 in the UK)
- Millennium Green Wheel – 80km of sustainable travel routes around the city
- Substantial year on year increase in bus patronage, walking and cycling.
Environmental Business
- One of the highest concentrations of environmental goods and services organisations in the UK including an Eco Innovation Centre opened in early 2008
- Host to Environment Agency, Natural England, Joint Nature Conservancy Committee and major environmental consultancy offices
