Birmingham Cutting CO2 is a campaign to encourage everyone in Birmingham, whether you live or work here or both, to do your bit and reduce your energy usage- saving you money and helping to save the city and the planet.

Who are we?

Birmingham Cutting CO2 is a campaign run by the Birmingham Environmental Partnerhship, which is part of Be Birmingham. The partnership brings together government, business and voluntary sector organisations in Birmingham to work together towards the best possible outcomes for Birmingham's environment. 
The Birmingham Cutting CO2 campaign was launched in 2007, and the Birmingham Cutting CO2 website is part of the CRed community- a national project to reduce carbon emissions.


Latest news from Cutting CO2

 Birmingham carbon targets crushed

 Photo caption: From left  to right: Councillor Len Gregory, Chair of Be Birmingham’s Environmental Partnership and Cabinet Member for Transportation and Street Services; Sharon Lea, Director for Environment and Culture, Birmingham City Council; and Councillor Paul Tilsley, Chair of Be Birmingham and Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council. 

Leading the way in carbon savings in the public and private sector are the city’s hospitals and NHS Primary Care Trusts, which have collectively saved 8,912 tonnes of CO2.  Heartlands Hospital alone has cut its carbon footprint by 50%.

The majority of savings have come from the simple changes that people have made in their homes, and also by reducing waste and increasing recycling.  Be Birmingham’s Environmental Partnership has been working with the Energy Saving Trust to ensure that people have access to information and advice on ways to cut their carbon, by providing website and telephone support. 

Councillor Paul Tilsley, chair of Be Birmingham and deputy leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “This is a fantastic achievement.  Congratulations must go out to the people of Birmingham for their efforts to reduce the city’s carbon footprint.  Birmingham has again demonstrated that it is leading the way on reducing emissions, working towards a 60% cut by 2026.  However, this announcement on World Environment Day also acts as a timely reminder that whilst Birmingham has achieved so much, there is still a long way to go if we are to tackle climate change and secure a clean, green city for the future.”

Councillor Len Gregory, chair of Be Birmingham’s Environmental Partnership and Cabinet Member for Transportation and Street Services said:” One of the biggest savings last year came from a reduction in waste and an increase in recycling. This saved over 15,000 tonnes of CO2. The city’s partners are working together to ensure that we keep up the good work and hit next year’s targets, with a particular focus on reducing business waste.”

The full report detailing the carbon savings is available to download on the Be Birmingham website www.bebirmingham.org.uk

Our new Environment Partnership Report - Download it now!

BEP annual report.pdf

Find out how Birmingham is already working towards being a sustainable city and how the partnership has achieved some of our most challenging targets! Download the PDF from the link above, or get in touch via the Be Birmingham link to request a hard copy.