Middlesbrough Council’s Environmental Sustainability Team works with all Council departments and key external partners to help make Middlesbrough a more sustainable town.

In 2002, the council was one of the first in the country to start tackling climate change through a community-wide partnership approach, but, of course, climate change is not the only sustainability issue facing the town. To help ensure that all aspects of improving quality of life are addressed sustainably, the One Planet Living® framework has been adopted.

This approach addresses economic, social and environmental issues in an integrated way, by using ten One Planet principles. At present, Middlesbrough’s residents are living ‘three planet’ lifestyles, using resources as though we had three planets to support the earth’s population. The aim of the One Planet programme is for Middlesbrough to develop into a happier, healthier town where residents can live within their ‘fair share’ of the Earth’s resources.