Haywards Heath residents urged to monitor their carbon footprint

Carbon calculators have been installed by Haywards Heath Town Council on its website so that people can monitor their carbon footprint.
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The council hopes that residents and businesses will offset their carbon footprints by paying into projects such as UK tree planting schemes.

The initiative is all part of the council’s ongoing environment policy.

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Council leader Mike Pulfer said: “Every organisation and household has a climate impact and, I believe, a desire to reduce their direct energy emissions.

Haywards Heath Town Council is promoting carbon calculatorsHaywards Heath Town Council is promoting carbon calculators
Haywards Heath Town Council is promoting carbon calculators

“With these easy-to-use carbon calculators, we want to help the residents of Haywards Heath take action, to better understand their carbon emissions and to take responsibility for these - both by identifying opportunities to reduce their footprint and by offsetting what remains.

“The UK became the first country in the world to set standards for carbon offsetting schemes and we are delighted to work with Carbon Footprints Ltd to offer their Carbon Calculators to our community via our website.

“Haywards Heath Town Council is committed to its Climate Pledge - made by Full Council in September 2019 - and is working with local green focused experts to achieve the Environment Matrix for Haywards Heath.

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“The town council, its councillors and staff will all be using these Carbon Calculators and I urge the community of Haywards Heath to join with us to help protect our local environment.

“Certainly, for businesses, demonstrating your commitment to environmental responsibility provides many advantages and we will be promoting these calculators through our relationship with the Haywards Heath Business Association and the Gatwick Diamond Initiative.”

To use the Carbon Calculators visit www.haywardsheath.gov.uk/Environment.

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