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Climate Emergency Declaration

Winchester City Council Climate Emergency Sustainable Business Network 3 October 2019 Susan Robbins Corporate Head of Engagement. Climate Emergency Declaration.

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Climate Emergency Declaration

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  1. Winchester City Council Climate EmergencySustainable Business Network3 October 2019Susan RobbinsCorporate Head of Engagement

  2. Climate Emergency Declaration • Commit to an aim of making the activities of Winchester City Council carbon neutral by 2024, and the district of Winchester carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol). • Publish a report within six months setting out the immediate actions the Council will take to address this emergency and a plan to measure annual district progress towards meeting the 2030 target. • Work with partners across the district to deliver this new goal through all relevant strategies and plans and drawing on local and global best practise.

  3. Context and Scope Climate Emergency declaration Action Plan by December 2019 To cover Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scopes 1-3 1 = direct emissions from owned or controlled sources 2 = indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy 3= all indirect emission in the value chain – from the goods purchased to the disposal of the products sold

  4. Scope • This is looking at the Council • What it directly controls • What it can influence through its policies • What it could enable through funding • What is needs others to do and lead on

  5. CLIMATE CHANGE - CHALLENGES Delivering a carbon-neutral district will vary across sectors: • Electricity will need to become zero carbon • Road vehicles will need to be running on near zero carbon (electric, bio-methane or hydrogen) • Next-to-no buildings will be using oil, gas or coal to warm them. • Building heating will mostly come from renewable energy

  6. CLIMATE CHANGE - CHALLENGES • Planes are likely to still run on oil - other sectors will thus need to reduce further. • Agriculture will need to reduce fertiliser use,reduce emissions, capture methane and carbon. • We will need to consume less and repair moreof our products. • The land will then need to be managed to absorb the remaining CO2

  7. CLIMATE CHANGE - CHALLENGES • Factors effecting growth (+) and reductions (-) in emissions

  8. District performance Winchester District carbon emissions from 2005 to 2016 (source of data B. Whitmarsh report)

  9. A role for “Off-setting”? • Council Emissions could be “offset” now to achieve “net carbon neutral” • District, region, national or international?

  10. Current projects/actions • Asset Management Strategy • Water fountains • Solar PV • Tree Survey/Replacement Programme • Glass Recycling • Movement Strategy/ Park & ride sites • Air Quality Strategy – Reducing pollution levels • EV Charging Strategy • Housing Investment in energy efficiency works

  11. Carbon neutral - Further Action/Options • Staff Work/Travel Plan • Park and ride bus fleet/refuse fleet replacement • Additional recycling (food?) • Woodland/Tree planting • Local Plan • Movement Strategy/Parking Strategy • “Plastics Free” Winchester?/Campaigns • Replacing Gas systems in Council Housing • Further promoting renewable energy

  12. Building the action plan Informing the development of the action plan: • Data collection and performance - evidence base and future trajectory • Engagement and Communications – ideas and influence • Review and evaluation of project and delivery ideas – options analysis, priorities and benefits • Financial and legal considerations

  13. engagement 1 August Service leads & managers workshop 5 September Stakeholder event 18 September Members briefing session 29 Sept – 6 Oct Green Week - community engagements across the District and at Cathedral Green Harvest Festival

  14. ACTION PLAN - Framework

  15. tHe plan framework

  16. collaboration Public Business Environment Community Education Rural

  17. Questions and discussionThank you

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