Greenhouse gas emissions
Director's report 2025 to 2026.
| Data | Global tonnes of CO2e 2025 to 2026 |
Global tonnes of CO2e 2024 to 2025 |
Global tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 |
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| Scope 1 | 21,050 | 23,216 | 23,002 |
| Scope 2 | 10,062 | 12,627 | 12,989 |
| Scope 3 | 10,600 | 11,673 | 11,847 |
| Total gross emissions | 41,712 | 47,517 | 47,839 |
| Carbon offsets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green tariff | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total annual net emissions | 41,712 | 47,517 | 47,839 |
| Intensity measurement: Tonnes of CO2e per m2 of the estate | 0.029 | 0.033 | 0.033 |
GHG Emissions Report 2025-2026 overall emissions
- Company name
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Hampshire County Council is a local authority whose headquarters are based at:
The Castle
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8ZB - Reporting period
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1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
- Change in Emissions
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The County Council’s overall gross emissions have decreased by 12% this year compared to 2024-25, to 41,712 tonnes of CO2e.
Scope 1 emissions have decreased by 9% compared to 2024-25. Fleet and pool car emissions have increased slightly by 5%. Emissions from heating fuels for buildings has decreased by 10%. Warmer weather contributed to reduced heating demand, with weather conditions resulting in approximately 15% less heating being required compared with 2024/25.
Natural gas remains the primary heating fuel across the estate, and consumption decreased by 11% during the reporting year. Aside from warmer weather, this reduction is also attributed to estate changes, the delivery of energy efficiency measures, and positive behavioural changes implemented across the organisation.
Scope 2 emissions from electricity use in HCC buildings and street lighting have decreased by 20% from 2024-25, this is in part due to the national electricity conversion factor decreasing by 15% from 2024-25 reflecting the greening of the grid. Street lighting consumption has reduced by 12% due to dimming and part-night lighting changes implemented in 2025.
Electricity consumption in HCC buildings has decreased by 5% overall attributable to the same factors affecting gas consumption noted above.
Total Scope 3 emissions, limited to those that we report on, have decreased by 9% from 2024-25. Business travel private mileage decreased by 9% however business travel public transport emissions increased by 8%, this could reflect greater use of public transport in favour of private vehicles for business travel journeys along with the increase in fleet vehicle usage this year.
Water consumption across the estate has decreased by 9% but as the national water conversion factor has increased by 25% it has resulted in a 19% increase to water supply emissions overall.
- Approach
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We have followed the Government’s Guidance on how to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions along with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. We used the 2025 conversion factors to calculate the figures.
- Organisational boundary
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We have used the Financial Control model as the basis to calculate our emissions.
For further details relating to specific areas included in this report, refer to GHG Emissions Report 2025-2026 Inclusions and Exclusions
- Operational scopes
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We have measured our Scope 1, 2 and limited Scope 3 emissions.
Scope 1
Source GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2025 to 2026 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2024 to 2025 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 Fleet vehicles and pool cars (HTM1) 1,607 1,532 620 Fleet vehicles and pool cars (HTM2) 0 0 0 Buildings: natural gas 17,974 20,129 20,839 Buildings: burning oil 326 364 297 Buildings: gas oil 427 491 556 Buildings: LPG 715 701 689 Scope 1 total 21,050 23,216 23,002 Scope 2
Source GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2025 to 2026 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2024 to 2025 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 Electricity generation (purchased): buildings 7,976 9,868 10,220 Electricity generation (purchased): street lighting 2,086 2,759 2,769 Scope 2 total 10,062 12,627 12,989 Limited Scope 3
Source GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2025 to 2026 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2024 to 2025 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 Business travel - Private cars 2,150 2,390 2,467 Business travel - Public transport 77 71 72 Buildings: water supply 157 132 127 Buildings: water treatment 133 152 137 Waste Generated in Operations NA 149 149 Indirect emissions
Source GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2025 to 2026 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2024 to 2025 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 WTT: fleet vehicles and pool cars (HTM1) 386 375 263 WTT: fleet vehicles and pool cars (HTM2) 0 0 0 WTT: buildings - natural gas (indirect) 2,968 3,325 3,442 WTT: buildings - burning oil (indirect) 68 76 62 WTT: buildings - gas oil (indirect) 97 112 126 WTT: buildings - LPG (indirect) 85 83 82 Transmission and distribution (purchased electricity): buildings 835 872 884 Transmission and distribution (purchased electricity): street lighting 218 244 240 WTT: UK electricity generation: buildings 2,068 2,188 2,265 WTT: UK electricity generation: street lighting 541 612 614 WTT: UK electricity transmissions and distribution: buildings 179 189 196 WTT: UK electricity transmission and distribution: street lighting 47 53 53 WTT: Business travel - Private vehicles 574 637 653 WTT: Business travel - Public transport 15 13 14 Transmission and Distribution (T&D) for EVs Business Travel-Private vehicles 2 1 1 Scope 3 total 10,600 11,673 11,847 Overall total
GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2025-26 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2024-25 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023-24 41,712 47,517 47,839 - Geographic breakdown
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The figures relate to UK emissions only. Hampshire County Council have no business interests outside of the UK.
- Base year
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Following changes in the data collection process, our emissions figures were restated and therefore 2013-14 is taken as the baseline year. In 2021-22 we expanded our Scope 3 reporting to include commercial waste generated by HCC operations and business travel by public transport.
- Targets
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Following the declaration of a Climate Emergency in July 2019 a target has been set to be carbon neutral by 2050.
- Intensity measurement
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The intensity measurement is tonnes of CO2e per GIA m2 of the estate as this is the most appropriate way to measure the intensity for the public sector.
This has decreased by 12% to 0.029 tonnes of CO2e per m² of the estate from 2024-25 to 2025-26.
- Carbon offsets
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The County Council do not currently purchase carbon offsets.
- Green tariffs
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The County Council did not purchase a Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) electricity tariff during this reporting period.