Carbon Trust - Colchester Borough Council case study

Working with the Carbon Trust Colchester Borough Council developed a Carbon Management Strategy - and exceeded their target to reduce carbon emissions by 25%.

Colchester Borough Council is the local authority for Colchester, the oldest recorded town in England, with a population of around 175,000. Working with the Carbon Trust the Council developed a Local Authority Carbon Management (LACM) Strategy in 2008.

Through following the Carbon Trust’s collaborative LACM programme the Council identified a range of priorities to secure savings. Projects reflected the Council’s roles: managing buildings and land; providing services including recycling and waste collection, parks maintenance and parking; and highlighting best practice in the wider community.