To mark Earth Day 2022 today (22/4), the Council are encouraging all Bucks residents to download the organisation ActNow's AWorld platform.
It's an App that guides users towards living sustainably. It does this by showing you how much energy or water you can save by making small changes to your daily life and creating new habits – such as putting the washing machine in eco wash mode or unplugging your charger as soon as your phone is fully charged.
Download AWorld here.
In honour of Earth Day 2022, the council are also taking action to reduce unnecessary carbon emissions within their buildings by asking staff to do everything they can to turn off electrical devices when not in use, and to switch off lights and reconsider things like unnecessary printing.
Peter Strachan, Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment, said:
“It’s fantastic that we’ve become the first local authority in the UK to use the AWorld app. The app is an innovative way of encouraging people to take climate action as well as measuring our successes as a county.
“Small changes can add up to a big reduction in carbon emissions, which benefits not only the environment, but also your pocket, at a time when energy bills are so high. Once you start noticing all the ways in which you can cut back, it’s easy to form new habits. Personally, our family are now very careful to shop for local produce and maximise our domestic recycling.
“The theme for Earth Day 2022 is ‘invest in our planet’, and I’m delighted that Buckinghamshire Council is leading the way with our Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy and our £5 million fund to tackle climate change. We have a variety of large projects to reduce energy at the Council, such as installing heat pumps and converting vehicles to electric, but on Earth Day we want to focus on the small things we can all do to make a difference.”
For more details, visit Bucks Climate Challenge.
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