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Rushmoor Borough Council

…, almost two-thirds have been progressed. Key Achievements against the current climate change action plan include: • A separate weekly food waste collection service was successfully rolled out across the borough. • A grant was given to Winchester Science Centre to develop and deliver a programme (Eco-schools) to two schools within the borough in 2022. This was based around a repeat…

… as business as usual activity following changes made in recent years (including the introduction of food waste collection and changes to mowing and planting to increase biodiversity). The annual report proposed in Action 12 allow for the full range of associated activity to be reported on an annual basis, alongside progress to reduce the Council’s carbon footprint. 4.3 The twelve priority actions…

…% electric by 2050. Note: the UK government has moved to end the sale of non-electric cars by 2030. In the assessment we assume electric cars will require the same amount of energy as those powered by internal combustion engines, based on the litres of fuel burned by Rushmoor Borough Council during the 2020/21 assessment period. - The council’s contracted waste collection lorries will transition…

… to electric/hydrogen models from between 2045 to 2055, assuming that by this point, lorries powered by batteries, hydrogen or other renewable advances will be readily available. - The council will continue to hold a responsibility to collect some forms of household waste not likely to be recyclable, via its contractor(s), until 2050. 2 Referred to as “carbon” or “CO2” Rushmoor Borough…

… the council’s sites to 100% renewable tariffs to reduce market-based emissions by 2030. - Swap to a renewable electricity tariff at the Council offices from 2025. - Begin phasing out gas usage from the council’s sites from 2030 onwards. - Consider transitioning to waste collection contractors which can provide electric vehicles within their fleet from as soon as possible. - CPO vehicles…