In April 2021, surveys were sent to Parish Councils and community climate groups to find out where climate emergency activity is already happening, and the support that communities need to respond to the climate emergency. The survey results demonstrated that there is strong support amongst Parish Councils and community groups for climate action. Initial findings from the survey can be read here.

In June 2021, CSE produced a carbon footprint report for each parish and city ward within the Winchester district. These were created using CSE’s Impact Community Carbon Calculator tool. The carbon footprint reports were presented during a series of webinars hosted by WinACC and CSE towards the end of June. A total of 64 people attended the webinars. The webinar slides and carbon impact reports for each parish and city ward can be downloaded from the documents section on the right-hand side of this page.

Climate Action Planning Days

CSE and WinACC hosted two climate action planning workshops in the autumn. The purpose of these workshops was to help attendees build upon the findings from the carbon footprint reports and develop plans for local climate action. 

Communicating on climate change

As part of the WeCAN project, CSE are making available various materials (i.e. posters, news stories, social media posts) to support with Parish Councils’ communications campaigns around the Climate Emergency. If you would be interested in receiving this content, please get in touch with Harriet Sansom, Communities Project Manager at CSE at harriet.sansom@cse.org.uk. 

Renewed support

We have renewed our support for WeCAN, which will see the continuation of the project as funding will be invested until 2024.

Stuart Mills has been appointed as WeCAN’s part-time Climate Officer. He will be building on the achievements of WeCAN Year 1 which saw nearly 60 community leaders of climate action across the Winchester district gather on Zoom to learn about the city council’s Carbon Neutrality Action Plan and share ideas and experiences about local climate projects. 

There is also a WeCAN knowledge information hub for parishes to share knowledge which can be found here.

If you have a local climate initiative that would benefit from support or amplification, please contact Stuart Mills, WeCAN’s part-time Climate Officer, on stuart.mills@winacc.org.uk.

If you would like to share an idea or get in contact with the sustainability team, please email climateemergency@winchester.gov.uk.