Council projects targeting climate change

In March 2019, Portsmouth City Council declared a climate change emergency. We agree that we are in the middle of global changes to our climate that pose threats a threat to our health, our planet and our children’s and grandchildren’s future. There is no time to waste if we are to avoid the consequences of a rise in global warming above 1.5°C.

On this page you will find links to a range of council projects that are underway to tackle climate change.

• Dedicated resource to support climate action in the city
• Climate action board
• £37m green investment in our 2020-21 capital budget
• Plan to reduce how much carbon we create

• Air Quality Strategy
• Appy Parking to help people find on-street parking spaces
• LED street lighting
• Greener, cleaner buses
• On-street electric car charging points
• Quieter cycling and walking routes
• Resident parking zones
• Supporting children and families to walk more with Pompey Monsters
• Sustainability at Portsmouth International Port
• Transforming Cities Fund – better connected public transport between Portsmouth and South East Hampshire

• Economic development and regeneration strategy
• The Local Plan
• Tipner West and Horsea Island

• Food waste recycling trial

• Award winning energy efficiency service
• Switched On Portsmouth, helping people save energy and money
• Free energy saving schemes
• Energy and water at home strategy