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Hull City Council reveals plans to fight climate change
28 January 2010
Plans to reduce energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions by Hull City Council have been approved.
Councillors agreed to reduce their emissions by 3% over the next year as part of a national campaign to cut the UK's carbon emissions by 10% in 2010.
The council said it hoped to get its carbon output to zero by 2050.
It said new software to shut down computers that have been left on and an awareness campaign for staff would help to cut the council's energy use.
Cllr Dave Woods, of Hull City Council, said: "The council has a responsibility, as do all organisations, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
"We hope that by educating our staff and installing energy-saving devices it will not only help us to achieve our target, but encourage other organisations to look at how they use energy too.
"Any changes that organisations in Hull can make, no matter how small, can help to make a difference to climate change."
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