Other initiatives have included:

• Covered cycle shelters as part of plans to encourage cycling and boost green travel in the city centre

• A trial of an electric bus to assess the potential of electric vehicles for the Park and Ride service.

• A retrofit scheme to reduce the carbon emissions and running costs of four vacant council homes before they are relet.

• Construction of six affordable and highly energy efficient new homes to Passivhaus Plus standard.

• Collaboration between the council and local businesses on a large-scale solar energy project to increase the supply of renewable, clean energy.

• Award of grant funding for the installation of solar panels on a village hall’s roof.

• Support for the first Winchester District Climate Assembly event.

• Launch of the Retrofit Ready programme for tenants in a council property with a low energy rating to opt-in to receive an energy assessment and a range of energy efficiency measures. 

• Free support for businesses to help them begin the journey to net zero.

• Construction of 54 new energy efficient council homes.

• A new 287-space car park for the Park & Ride network, with electric vehicle charging hub and roof-mounted solar panels to reduce city centre traffic and improve air quality.

There are a series of strategic documents that underpin the work we are doing, more detail of which can be found with our Carbon Neutrality Action Plan.