Buckinghamshire Council contributes around 0.3 per cent of the county's carbon emissions, an audit has found.

The main source of emissions from the council's activities show that nearly of them come from buildings, whilst more than a quarter are associated with street lighting.

While 0.3 per cent may seem like a small number, Bill Chapple, the council's environment and climate change chief said they are trying to get that number to zero.

He said: "“We’re committed to tackling climate change and improving air quality. In July, we passed a Motion to work alongside the government with the objective to achieve net carbon zero for Buckinghamshire as a whole by 2050.

“To help with this ambitious goal, we commissioned a Carbon Audit to help us better understand the make-up of our own carbon emissions.

"While we currently contribute around 0.3 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Buckinghamshire, we want to take steps to reduce this to zero.

“One of the first steps we plan to take is the development of a Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy.

"This will determine the necessary actions we need to take to put our carbon emissions on a downward trend, with the ultimate goal of creating a zero emissions county before 2050.”

The council is currently drawing up a new climate change and air quality strategy and wants to hear from residents and organisations.

If you are a resident, you can take part at yourvoicebucks.citizenspace.com/environment/ccaq-public-survey-2020.

If you are writing on behalf of an organisation, you can go to yourvoicebucks.citizenspace.com/environment/ccaq-org-survey.

The deadline for comments in October 9.

Once their draft strategy has been produced, a formal consultation will be launched. The results of this consultation will be used to shape their final strategy.