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Portsmouth City Council

… reducing the use of higher carbon energy sources, reducing energy and fuel poverty, and improving indoor and outdoor air quality. Mitigation Adaptation Support and encourage carbon emission reductions through: } Promoting increased domestic and commercial energy efficiency and usage reduction. } Promoting decarbonisation of our utility services. } Promoting lower carbon fuel and onsite…

… expects development proposals to incorporate “clean growth” principles to protect and enhance the natural environment and mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. Mitigation Adaptation Support and encourage carbon emission reductions through: } Promoting increased commercial energy efficiency and usage reduction. } Promoting lower carbon fuel and onsite renewable energy sources…

… opportunities for cost savings in our operations through renewable and lower carbon energy systems. Although addressing climate change adaptation in Portsmouth is not part of our climate emergency declaration (section 1.3), this strategy aims to have a longer-term outlook and ensure all climate change thinking is proactively embedded into PCC decision-making. Mitigation Adaptation Reduce carbon…

… within our estate. } Seeking funding for carbon reduction activities from internal and external sources. } Increase green infrastructure within our estate and marine/coastal land that we manage. } Identifying training opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge within PCC and with councillors to match net zero carbon ambitions. Increase resilience through: } Understanding the climate…

… needs to demonstrate fairness in addressing health inequalities relating to travel, since lower income households are often exposed to greater transport-related emissions. Mitigation Adaptation Reduce carbon emissions through: } Enabling walking and cycling (active transport) infrastructure. } Enabling shared transport modes (eg car clubs, bike and scooter hire). } Enabling affordable…