european green capital

• bristol plans to increase the number of jobs in low carbon industries from 9000 to 17000 by 2030
• recent annual growth in the citys green economy was as high as 4.7 percent
• in 2015, bristols first year as european green capital:

  • 175 businesses created a green action plan
  • every primary school pupil planted a tree
• bristol is going to improve energy efficiency by reducing energy use by 30% and CO2 emissions by 40%
• bristol is going to increase the use of renewable energy from 2%
• bristol is going to reduce water pollution by improved monitoring and maintenance
• bristol is going to establish an air quality management plan to monitor air pollution
• bristol is going to increase the use of brownfield sites for new businesses and housing