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# Carbon offsetting needed for county council to reach net zero target, report says
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/carbon-offsetting-needed-to-for-county-council-to-reach-net-zero-target-report-says/
- Published: 2024-01-14T08:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-13T09:03:32.000Z
- Description: The need to use carbon offsetting to reach a net zero target by 2050 is being considered by Staffordshire County Council.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Environment, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:58, News

The need to use carbon offsetting to reach a net zero target by 2050 is being considered by Staffordshire County Council.

The authority has already reduced its carbon emissions by half, having declared a climate emergency in 2019.

Cllr Simon Tagg, cabinet member for environment, infrastructure and climate change, has welcomed a working group report which sets out options and a recommendation for offsetting choices which are essential if the authority is to reach net zero.

> “We have already made changes that produce quick wins, such as replacing streetlights with low-energy LED bulbs, or upgrading old school buildings to make them more heat and energy efficient, but it will take a greater effort to take the more difficult final steps needed to reach met zero by 2050.  
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> “We are open to different ideas and suggestions about how we might achieve that, but each one will have to be scrutinised closely.”  
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> Cllr Simon Tagg, Staffordshire County Council

The working group report suggests planting more than a million trees on sites such as county council-owned green spaces.

Such a move would also help boost leisure and tourism offering, the report added.

Cllr Tagg said:

> “The report focuses on possible ways that the council can meet its commitment to the environment and support Staffordshire’s economy, while also enhancing the county’s quality of life.  
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> “At this stage we are being asked to consider the report and we will respond in due course.”  
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> Cllr Simon Tagg, Staffordshire County Council