The drive to achieve net zero across B&NES has received a big boost with Bath & North East Somerset Council committing to invest in tackling the climate and ecological emergency.

The Council has allocated more than £38m over the next five years to projects designed to drive down carbon emissions. This includes new funding of £27.4m agreed at its Budget and Council Tax meeting last week.

Over the coming year the Council says it will continue to work with its communities, partners, local, regional and national Government to further cut emissions.

Its action plan for 2022/23 includes: working with WECA and West of England Councils on a regional Climate Emergency Action Plan, addressing skills, supply chain and delivery issues to speed up retrofit, supporting businesses to decarbonise and transition to a low carbon economy, delivering the first Liveable Neighbourhood schemes, implementing the Journey to Net Zero plan, installing solar panels on Council property and helping to accelerate the delivery of renewable energy, building a state-of-the-art, low carbon Recycling Hub in Keynsham.