LRALC Climate Change offer

Blaby DC pilot project, Autumn 2023

• Worked with 4 parish councils.
• No cost to these parish councils – funded by Blaby DC.
• Audited every aspect of council business with the clerk – assets, buildings, vehicles, equipment, meetings etc.
• Written report with recommendations.
• Access to energy specialists to review council use and contracts.
• Carbon Literacy Training for up to 4 participants per council.
• Ongoing monitoring and requests for feedback from LRALC.

What can we offer next?

Opening up to all member councils across the LRALC area.

Carbon footprint audit

• We will audit every aspect of council business with your clerk.
• Provide a written report with recommendations.
• Give access to energy specialists to review council use and contracts.
• Time and cost? This will vary according to council.
• Most councils could be visited with all aspects of council business audited within a single morning.
• Add on another couple of hours for LRALC for the written report.
• We'd aim to complete an audit within 5 hours @£60 per hour plus travelling costs, but we'd have to keep this flexible.

Carbon Literacy Training

• Additional cost to council, not included in an audit.
• Provided by an accredited third party organisation, not LRALC.
• Can be added to an audit or accessed separately.
• Currently £120 per person.
• 8 hours of remote training across 2 mornings, usually a week apart.
• Involves a personal assessment including individual and council targets.
• LRALC will arrange courses when enough participants make this viable.
• LRALC will take no income from this, training and assessment fees will go to the provider and Carbon Literacy Project.

LRALC do not make any claims to be climate change experts.

However, we are experts in parish councils and we know about your business.

Interested or want more information? Contact admin@leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk