Environment strategy
Everyday LifeOur vision for Kirklees
We are committed to making the environment a priority in all decision-making, whether big or small, to create a flourishing and sustainable Kirklees. We want to harness the power of the natural environment to enhance the lives of the people who live work and study in Kirklees, fostering healthy, happy, and better-connected communities.
To deliver this strategy, we will work together as a partnership. Our commitment is to ensure that Kirklees is a place where it's easier than ever to make clean, green choices and that fairness is a factor in the decisions we make.
When it comes to the environment, we all have a part to play and this is one strategy, for all.
About the strategy
Our four themes
Underpinned by our three 'Always On' priorities
Sustainable economic development (SED)
Environment for all (E4A)
Resilient futures (RF)
Our 12 headline targets
Zero avoidable waste by 2038
Growing the sharing economy in Kirklees to be a national leader
Nature in recovery by 2030
All degraded peatland to be in restoration by 2038
Increase Kirklees tree canopy cover to 21% by 2050
All people who live work and study in Kirklees to have access to high quality green and blue space within 5-10 minutes / 500m walk by 2038
Good buildings - all buildings in Kirklees to be energy efficient at a minimum of EPC C by 2030
Net zero energy supply by 2038
Sustainable neighbourhoods programme launched by 2026
60% of journeys within Kirklees to be sustainable journeys by 2030
100% fleet vehicles to be zero carbon by 2038
All of Kirklees homes to be within 1km of public transport connection point via safe pedestrian route by 2038
Our Everyday, Life: An Environment Strategy for Kirklees infographic includes all headline targets, prioties, themes and their explanations
Acknowledgements
Thank you to all who shared their vision, ambitions, and opinions, donating your time to help co-develop this strategy in order to achieve a better, more environmentally sustainable Kirklees.
A special thank you to Creative Concern for facilitating our co-design journey, and for Support To Recovery for helping engage local community groups.
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