Adapt to our changing environment
How we plan to do this: work together to reduce our environmental impact and address the consequences of extreme weather.
What good looks like:
- A service that understands the risks presented by climate change, such as dry hot summers, flooding and water safety, and works with people to reduce the risk these present.
- A service that works with developers, councils and planners to shape a built environment that is more resilient and adaptable to the increased risk of extreme weather.
- A service that works with partners to prevent flooding or manage flooding when it occurs by taking a collaborative approach to managing this risk with partners, sharing specialist equipment and providing expert advice.
- That delivers effective education to reduce the risk of deliberate fires and designs out risk wherever possible.
- A greener, more sustainable and more efficient service that invests in environmental technology and electric vehicles.
- That works with partners across Essex, including the climate commission, to share learning and development, and procurement to make environmental improvements cost effective and
deliverable. - A service ready to tackle new risks posed by new technology such as lithium-ion batteries and new solar farms.
