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Winchester City Council

… 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…

… 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…

… PLAN This Action Plan will focus on how the council aims to achieve carbon neutrality and; • Actions it will take to reduce/eliminate or offset its own carbon emissions. • Actions it can take to support and help others; individuals, businesses, agencies and organisations, to take action so that the district becomes carbon neutral. • Actions that promote climate resilience including…

… biodiversity; waste and recycling, planning and development; and commerce and economy. As such its focus is on carbon emission reduction and elimination, with mitigation /off setting used as a means to balance carbon emissions to achieve net zero gain. The baseline year of 2017 is used as this the most currently available data and gives the council’s carbon emissions as 4,187 tonnes CO2e…

… reduction • Provide funding and investment in low carbon infrastructure and technology EACH OF US CAN: • Insulate our homes • Replace lights with the most efficient bulbs (e.g. LEDs) • Replace old boilers with energy efficient alternatives • Buy green electricity • Use public transport for more journeys • Buy local and seasonal BUSINESSES • Reduce embedded emissions by, for example, working…