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East Hampshire District Council

…, environment, and sustainability challenges. The Climate and Environment Strategy sets out the Council’s vision, approach, and priorities over the next five years. A supporting Action Plan to be developed will identify initiatives and indicate how we will report on progress towards our goals. There are two high level objectives for the strategy: to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050…

… and visitors benefit from our wonderful landscape. The strategy provides the organisation with a clear roadmap for action and gives me and my leadership team the go ahead to embed and mainstream climate in our business plans and to make the changes we need. The challenge is to reduce carbon in delivering our services, but also embed low-carbon outcomes for a vibrant economy and thriving community…

… flooding also present hazards. We also need to reduce carbon emissions from food production and protect the soil. o Fresh water supplies are under pressure due to population growth. Over 80% of the District is underlain by a principal aquifer and 40% within a Groundwater Source Protection Zone, so the challenge is to limit extraction of fresh water but maintain our targets for new homes…

… the Council’s own impact and how, working with our public and private sector partners and our communities, we will support the transformation needed across the district to tackle the problem. Our Strategic Objectives are: Strategic objective 1. Climate To reduce carbon emissions in line with the Climate Change Act 2008 to be net-zero by 2050 for all Council services, whether they are delivered…

… by us, or through a partnership. More than this, we will use our mandate as a local authority to ensure sustainable development and support our residents and enterprises to reduce carbon emissions to net- zero by 2050. Strategic objective 2. Environment To protect, improve and enhance our natural environment locally for biodiversity net gain. The ecosystem services provided by the natural…