The Irish town of Ballynagran in Co.Wicklow plans on becoming one of the world’s first rural zero carbon districts. Over the next ten years the town plans to use completely green means of power, transport and production. Almost seven hundred houses will take part in the imitative using electric vehicles; rainfall harvesting to save on water; windmills and solar panels.
The town also in hoping to completely eliminate carbon emissions will use community allotments and orchards for food production. The voluntary committee behind the plan has been given a €150,000 start up grant towards the project allowing them to hire a full time project manager.
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