Climate change reports

This page pulls together key climate-related reports and documents published by the Council. 

These reports help everyone to understand where we are now, how far we're progressing and how the council and local community is responding to the climate emergency. 

Annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reports 

These annual reports show how the council's carbon emissions have changed over time and track progress against our targets. They include data on council buildings, vehicles and wider activities.

• 2022-2023 GHG report (PDF, 741 KB)  (our most recent report)
• 2021-2022 GHG report (PDF, 658 KB) (historic baseline and trends)
• 2020-2021 GHG report (PDF, 654 KB) (includes earlier measurements)

Earlier reports

• 2019-2020 GHG report (PDF, 733 KB)
• 2015-16 GHG report (PDF, 560 KB)
• 2014-15 GHG report (PDF, 255 KB)
• 2013-14 GHG report (PDF, 230 KB)
• 2012-13 GHG report (PDF, 115 KB)
• 2011-12 GHG report (PDF, 45 KB)

Climate Change, Sustainable Design, Construction and Energy SPD (2024) 

This guidance helps ensure that new development and construction projects make smart, climate-friendly choices. This includes reducing energy use to using low-carbon materials, and planning for a changing climate. 

It replaces the earlier 2020 version and supports planning policy in the Local Plan. 

Read the Climate Change, Sustainable Design, Construction and Energy SPD 2024 (PDF, 1 MB)

Air Quality Data and Annual Status Reports 

We produce Annual Status Reports (ASR) on air quality within our borough. This report gives an overview of: 

• the previous year's monitoring 
• an assessment of monitoring trends 
• details of air quality actions implemented 
• actions prioritised for next year 

Read the 2024 report (Word doc, 17 MB).