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Southampton City Council

… documents. 2010 2050204020302020 Other eg. lighting, fleet Projected reduction Commercial building stock N et C O 2 em issions (% of 2010 baseline) 50 100 0 UK climate change act net zero Greenhouse Gas emissions Where direct emission reductions are no longer feasible, carbon offsetting will be used to meet net neutral carbon Estimated reduction Measured reduction Estimated…

… and consumption of fossil fuels. • We will prioritise activities that deliver the largest energy reductions first. • We recognise that despite our best efforts we are not likely to achieve zero emissions in the next 10 years. If required, we will have to offset to become carbon neutral and will prioritise offsetting schemes that deliver local improvements. • We will contribute to the generation…

… Plan to pursue low emission options for SCC heavy fleet vehicles and support other city stakeholders. • Introduce a Green City staff awareness and training programme. 08 Southampton City Council Green City Plan Success Measures • Annual reduction in council carbon emissions in accordance targets established in SCC Carbon Reduction & Energy Plan. • Increase in the quantity…

… reduction Measured reduction Southampton City Council Green City Plan 09 Council Carbon Emissions Townhill Park Energy - efficient and sustainable design Six brand-new three-bedroom houses, plus a block of 50 flats containing a mixture of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom homes, have recently been completed, with the Council working with building contractor Drew Smith Group…

… and wellbeing, but high quality green space is not evenly distributed around the city. Although Southampton appears to have a lot of public green space, the high population density means that there is actually a deficit when looked at in terms of area of green space per person. Despite best efforts there will be a need to ‘offset’ some of our current carbon emissions and there is an opportunity…