About the Pathway Groups
The impacts of climate change are being felt across the globe, and the need for co-ordinated world action is clear.
Coventry City Council is committed to playing its part in the drive to tackle the causes and consequences of climate change while making sure the most vulnerable and at risk from climate change are engaged and supported, and that the opportunities for the green industrial revolution with all the jobs and economic benefits it brings are maximised. Over the last fifteen years, we have delivered a range of projects and activities to help tackle climate change, including generating more clean energy on our public buildings, helping our residents improve the energy efficiency of their homes to lower bill and create warmer homes, securing the first all-electric bus fleet in the country and creating a network of safe cycle routes. The Climate Change Strategy (2024-2030) will remain under review to ensure it is a living, responsive document, sets out what we will be doing to help tackle climate change and build local resilience to the impacts. We have set up a Climate Change Board made up of senior representatives from local charities, businesses and public agencies who are working together to find solutions to the challenges alongside creating opportunities for boosting jobs and the local economy.
There are things that we can and should do now and in the future, and these are all focussed on five areas of work or Pathways:
- Adaptation and resilience: Increasing our preparedness to deal with the impacts of climate change
- Route to net zero: Moving to clean energy, lowering bills and developing new economic opportunities
- Circular economy: Reducing waste and making better use of our resources
- Nature-based: Protecting habitats and our city’s wildlife and creating better access to our green and blue spaces
- Fairer green futures: Ensuring climate action is fair and helps to futureproof our city's economy and tackles inequalities
