Carbon neutral strategy unveiled

A climate change strategy to make Moray Council carbon neutral by the end of the decade has been published.

A list of 57 possible actions have been drawn up by officers to try to fulfil the aim.

Last year the authority became the first in Scotland to declare a climate emergency while setting the ambitious goal.

Potential actions include eliminating all single-use plastics, using more recyclable materials in school catering and separating food waste from canteens.

Installing more public vehicle electrical charging points and replacing the council’s own petrol-driven fleet are also options.

Louise Nicol, chairwoman of the council’s climate change working group, said: “In response to the pandemic people have shown that if they have good reason and if they are asked, they are willing to change the way they do things.”