Planning decisions for renewable energy projects are subject to the same Government guidance as all other types of development. The importance of developing sources of renewable energy was identified in the 1995 Renewable Energy Strategy. Several demonstration projects have been implemented, and most significantly England's first wind turbine on a school site connected to the national grid. The County Council is currently working with another school on the installation of photo-voltaic cells to produce electricity from solar energy. New demonstration projects will be identified and developed as part of the County Council's response to the Regional Energy Strategy.
All organisations generate carbon dioxide through the use of energy.
To reduce this contribution to climate change, most could reduce their energy-use substantially. Beyond this point, it is also possible to seek energy from sustainable sources which do not produce carbon dioxide, such as wind, water or solar power. In theory, any remaining carbon dioxide emissions could be neutralised by planting trees which 'fix' the carbon out of the atmosphere.