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Winchester City Council

… on carbon reduction and in 2014 approved a comprehensive route map to a low carbon economy in Winchester district. A Low Carbon Board was established with representatives from the council, the University of Winchester, Winchester Action on Climate Change (WinACC) and Winchester Walking Group. Over the past ten years the council’s own carbon emissions have reduced by 23.6% with a decrease…

… on the immediate and short term actions they can take to reduce carbon emissions • Ensure a district wide approach to engagement DELIVER PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS • Deliver priority projects early to secure the greatest carbon benefit and impact • All schemes/projects must be graded with sustainability/ carbon emissions as a viability factor • Create a grant fund on the council’s crowd funding…

… to compensate for the emissions they cannot avoid, by supporting projects that reduce emissions somewhere else. Reducing carbon emissions can include actions such as energy efficiency measures that reduce the demand for heating. Eliminating carbon emissions can be achieved through the use of renewable energy that does not produce any carbon emissions and making changes to industrial…

… and agricultural processes to eliminate carbon production. CO² ‘Carbon neutrality, or having a net zero carbon footprint, refers to achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount sequestered or offset.' UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 7 SCOPE The council it will take account of both direct production and indirect…

… neutral the council will calculate its gross emissions and apply emission reductions to produce a net CO2e tonne figure. This is known as a carbon footprint (our baseline year is 2017). 8 FACTS SOURCE OF COUNCIL CARBON EMISSIONS (SOURCE CARBON FOOTPRINT REPORT) 1,494 tonnes CO2eTRANSPORT TOTAL 4,187 tonnes CO2e 1,004 tonnes CO2eSITE GAS 1,652 tonnes CO2eSITE ELECTRIC TRANSPORT 46…