Royal Borough of Greenwich
Help Greenwich tackle the climate crisis and become carbon neutral
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is serious about taking action on the climate crisis. It declared a climate emergency in 2019 and set an ambitious target to reach net zero carbon emissions.
As well as cutting its own emissions, it also wants to make sure the transition to a greener future benefits everyone in its borough, fighting inequality created by poor access to modern and environmentally friendly infrastructure, while also supporting and building communities. Greenwich Green Investment will play a crucial role in this transition, by letting anyone help fund a range of environmentally beneficial projects across the borough. The council wants to raise £1 million by the end of 2025.
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How your money is being used
The money invested in Greenwich Green Investment will help fund a range of projects from its climate action programme. So far they have invested in the decarbonisation of the Eltham Centre heating system through the replacement of gas boilers with Air Source Heat Pumps, and low energy interventions including the installation of LED lighting.
The rest of the money is expected to be used on further measures including more LED lighting in its parks, installing solar panel and making green adaptations to its parks and council buildings. Further updates will be posted once more of the funds are allocated to specific green projects.
Taking climate action across the borough
The Royal Borough of Greenwich declared a climate emergency in 2019, and they have set an ambitious target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Their Carbon Neutral Plan was approved by full council on 24 November 2021 and sets out what changes they will make and what actions are necessary to make sure they reach their ambitious target.
They believe it is essential that residents, businesses and organisations take shared ownership of this plan too so everyone can jointly make the changes that will be required over the next 10 years.
