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Winchester City Council

… will help address nearly all of the council’s carbon emissions by 2024 and contribute to reducing emissions district wide by 2030. A full set of actions for each priority is given in the action plan at the end of this document. Source 100% of all electricity purchased by the council from renewable sources by 2021; Build or invest in large scale renewable generation project(s), e.g. solar farms…

… research into suitable alternatives to natural gas especially in relation to local generation potential. Elimination Estates Sustainability Install additional solar panels on council owned sites and identify sites for renewable energy generation in the Local Plan. Build or invest in large scale renewable generation project(s), e.g. solar farms, heat pumps, solar-battery car ports, anaerobic…

… to compensate for the emissions they cannot avoid, by supporting projects that reduce emissions somewhere else. Reducing carbon emissions can include actions such as energy efficiency measures that reduce the demand for heating. Eliminating carbon emissions can be achieved through the use of renewable energy that does not produce any carbon emissions and making changes to industrial…

… years for projects such as renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to be identified that generate sufficient income to cover the cost of borrowing. Where projects don’t make sufficient return other funding sources will be explored (e.g. government grants) and an assessment will need to be of the cost versus the benefit. In October Cabinet proposed that a “Transitional Reserve” could…

… an additional £1m per annum on energy and water efficiency measures to council housing stock with the aim of all properties meeting an EPC standard of C by 2027. Reduction Housing PRIORITY COUNCIL 2024 DISTRICT 2030 CARBON EFFECT LEAD ENERGY COUNCIL 1,780 tonnes CO2e DISTRICT 172,000 tonnes CO2e Source 100% of all electricity purchased by the council from renewable sources by 2021. Undertake…