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Lewes District Council

… and Parish Councils. This strategy and action plan sets out our blueprint moving forwards. It will change as new partnerships form and new opportunities arise, but it sets out clearly our carbon baseline, where we need to focus and what we need to do to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate. 2020 was one of the three hottest years (with 2016 and 2019) and flood warnings…

… The district is home to a multitude of individuals, organisations, charities, schools, Community Interest Companies and businesses that are like-minded to achieve sustainability goals such as lowering carbon emissions, reducing pollution, improving the natural environment, reducing poverty, promoting community cohesion and more. We are also lucky enough to be close to 2 world leading universities…

… is useful at a high level, with the UK Climate Projections [insert link] being of most use locally, but we required an in-depth district analysis, this has been provided in the form of 2 Anthesis reports ‘Lewes District Council Carbon Emissions Analysis and Pathways’ and the subsequent ‘Agriculture and Land-Use’ study. We have also carried out a baseline report on council operations. A summary…

… for Emissions Reductions. The doughnut chart below defines the baseline emission profile and a summary of the high-level measures modelled within SCATTER to tackle and reduce those emissions. � Industrial & institutional buildings 16% � Residential buildings 36% � Commercial buildings & facilities 3% � Agricultural fuel use 1% � On-road transport 35% � Rail transport 1% � Off-road transport…

… infrastructure in place Tackle residual emissions 148,000 tonnes to be captured per year by 2030 • 24% increase in forest cover by 2030 • Planting a minimum of 48 hectares woodland per year • Community and council investment enabled for energy and nature projects NET ZERO CARBON BY 2030 0CO2 7% Baseline 458,000 tonnes CO2e 56% BUILDINGS EMISSIONS OTHER SOURCES: WASTE, INDUSTRY…