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Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

The Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change

In May 2007 the Council Leader and Chief Executive signed The Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change and acknowledged that evidence showed that climate change is occurring and that this will have far reaching effects on people, places, economy, society and the environment.
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The Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change
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 Climate Change Strategy for Basingstoke and Deane

This public declaration commits the council to contribute, at a local level, to the delivery of the UK Climate Change Programme, the Kyoto Protocol and the target for carbon dioxide reduction of 12.5% reduction by 2012.

The declaration also commits the council to participate in local and regional networks, make a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations, to encourage all sectors of the community to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, assess the risks associated with a changing climate and to produce a climate change strategy for the borough.
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Climate Change Strategy
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Climate Change Strategy Action Plan


Alongside the Climate Change Strategy is a detailed action plan which sets out how the aims and objectives will be achieved. The action plan is in the process of being updated and will be available on this page to view when this work is complete.

If you would like any further information on this action plan or the climate change work taking place in Basingstoke and Deane Borough, please contact Lucy Martins, Climate Change Officer lucy.martins@basingstoke.gov.uk or 01256 845620.

However, there are a large number of actions already completed and strategies/policies adopted and these files can be viewed below.
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Ongoing actions and strategies
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Completed actions
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Carbon Management Plan

Working closely with The Carbon Trust, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has produced a comprehensive Carbon Management Plan setting out how the council plans to reduce its carbon footprint.  A commitment has been made to a carbon reduction target of 20% by 2011 with a further additional 10% reduction by 2013.

Carbon Management Action Plan
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Plan for Carbon Reduction
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