Bristol City Council
Invest in Bristol’s future to build a greener, healthier city and support a thriving economy
Bristol was the first UK city to declare a climate emergency and has set a city-wide ambition to be carbon neutral. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the city is key to addressing the climate emergency, supporting economic growth and creating jobs across Bristol and the wider region. You can help the council deliver its green priorities by investing in the first Bristol Climate Action Investment.
Engaging the people and communities of Bristol to invest at a local level is an innovative way to achieve our climate goals. Bristol Climate Action Investment is an opportunity for the people and communities of Bristol to invest in the future of the city, to build a cleaner, greener and healthier environment, and to feel proud of where they live and belong.
The work to create the Bristol Climate Action Investment was made possible by funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission as part of the Net Zero Investment Co-innovation Lab – a project led by Bristol City Council, funded by the European Union, which aims to create a series of financial mechanisms to speed up and increase investment in climate action and support zero carbon business growth. Bristol City Council were also part of the Financing for Society project funded by DCMS, which co-designed the community municipal investment.
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How your money is being used
The money invested in the first phases of the Bristol Climate Action Investment will be used to install energy-efficiency improvements to council owned buildings across the city, reducing emissions and energy bills. Works are expected to include installation of heat pumps, solar panels and LED lighting.
The buildings that will benefit from the first round of investment provide a range of services for local people including children’s respite care and community facilities at the Belbrook Children’s Respite Unit and Ridingleaze Social Services Office in Lawrence Weston, together with the Symes Avenue Social Services building in Hartcliffe.
Building a greener city for tomorrow
In July 2019 the council declared a climate emergency, and committed to making their activities net-zero carbon as soon as possible, aiming for a 100% reduction by 2045, with no reliance on offsetting or the trading of carbon credits. In July 2020 they declared an ecological emergency and have produced an ecological action plan, which puts ecological issues at the heart of their actions, and the One City Climate Strategy, which sets out the roles that public service organisations in delivering the transition.
