Consultation
We want your feedback on the new draft new Sustainability Strategy for Milton Keynes. This is the second sustainability strategy that Milton Keynes City Council has published.
The draft Milton Keynes Sustainability Strategy sets out the City Council’s aims and ambitions for Milton Keynes on the climate agenda. In 2019, we published the first Milton Keynes Sustainability Strategy, and since then lots of work has been undertaken to make our city more sustainable.
Our new Sustainability Strategy will build on the great work delivered to date and updates the ambitions we have for the city. It updates the overall vision for the city to “Milton Keynes can be a world leading sustainable city, using the opportunities of growth to tackle the challenges of climate change and resource competition to create a more prosperous city for all our people and future generations”.
It details four main aims for the City of Milton Keynes:
- To reach net zero by 2030
- To limit rising heat to 1.5 degrees based on the Paris Agreement
- To prepare for the current and future impacts of climate change
- To reach net zero for the City Council’s activities by 2030
It sets out five clear themes for the City Council’s activity; economy, energy, emissions, environment, and engagement.
The new Strategy will guide the work that Milton Keynes City Council will undertake to 2050. We are seeking comments and feedback on the new Sustainability Strategy to ensure it reflects the views of everyone with a connection to the city.
While we are primarily seeking comments on the new draft Sustainability Strategy, we have provided a suite of documents to help stakeholders understand the City Council’s ambitions and the practical action it will take on the Sustainability agenda. These include:
- Our proposed Sustainability Action Plan for City activity
- Our adopted Sustainability Action Plan for City Council activity
- Our adopted Five Year Plan – Pathway to Net Zero 2030
- Our Achievements to Date document, which outlines all of the progress made since the 2019 Sustainability Strategy was adopted.
You can read more about the City Council’s journey to net zero on our dedicated webpage – www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/net-zero
How to Get Involved:
The consultation on the new Sustainability Strategy runs from June 9 to September 1 2025. You can share your thoughts by reviewing the document and submitting your comments here.
Key documents
Draft Sustainability Strategy -June 2025
Five Year Plan - Pathway to Net Zero 2030_Annex A_Five Year Plan - Pathway to Net Zero 2030
Five Year Plan - Pathway to Net Zero 2030_Annex B_Action Plan
Five Year Plan - Pathway to Net Zero 2030_Annex C_Technical Summary for Rebaseline of Emissions