What are we doing?

Our approach is to lead, empower and stimulate action on climate change. We have a dedicated climate change team, responsible for developing, monitoring and co-ordinating the response to climate change.​

With our partners, we will demonstrate leadership and include climate change mitigation and resilience in all key policy areas to enable our communities to tackle this issue. ​

This approach will need changes in lifestyles, policies, strategies and investment decisions across all levels of our society and a commitment to stick to this. A behavioural-insights led communications plan is helping to guide our approach.

  • Strategic priorities

    Find out how we are reducing carbon emissions and preparing for the impacts of a 2c rise in temperature across our services.

    Learn more strategic priorities

  • Community projects

    Find out how we are working with partners to deliver projects that support Hampshire residents to lower their carbon footprint and build resilience in their homes.

    Learn more Community projects

  • Our Strategy & Action Plan

    Our Climate Change Strategy provides a clear direction, setting out the key sectors and priorities. Our 2020-2025 action plan shows our activity in delivering against our carbon emissions and resilience targets.

    Learn more our strategy and action plan

Our key principles

These principles will guide and shape the policies, actions and partnerships developed to deliver the Climate Change targets for Hampshire.

Carbon hierarchy

We will prioritise avoiding emissions, followed by reducing, replacing, and offsetting.
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Carbon hierarchy

Co-benefits

.Actions that have co-benefits will be prioritised, such as reducing congestion, improving air quality and health.
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Co-benefits

Proportionate, affordable, equitable

We have a wider role to society in delivering public services for the public good.
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Proportionate, affordable, equitable

Accelerate where appropriate

Any opportunity to deliver faster will be taken in line with the other key principles.
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Accelerate where appropriate

National government policy and funding

Achieving our targets will require National Government action and changes to national policy.
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National government policy and funding

Digital and innovation

Technology is an enabler that could deliver an important change towards a low carbon, resilient Hampshire.
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Digital and innovation

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