Waverley Borough Council Climate Emergency Action Plan 2020 - 2030 WBC Carbon Neutrality Action Plan – V7 – DRAFT – February 2020 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 CONTEXTS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 GLOBAL ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 NATIONAL .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 LOCAL ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE AS A COMMUNITY TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS ACROSS WAVERLEY ........................................................................................................................................ 5 CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT FROM WASTE AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 GENERATING CLEAN, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ACROSS WAVERLEY AND BATTERY STORAGE OPPORTUNITIES.................................................................................................................................................. 9 PLANNING POLICY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 GREEN SPACES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 CLIMATE RESILIENCE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITES .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 ACTIONS WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL CAN TAKE TO REDUCE ITS OWN CARBON EMISSIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 14 CHANGES IN PROCUREMENT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 FINANCE .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 TRANSPORT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Contractor Travel ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Staff Travel and Council Owned vehicles ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES AND OFFICES .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 BURYS AND COUNCIL OWNED BUILDINGS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 The Bury ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Council Owned Car Parks .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 OUTSOURCED BUILDINGS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Leisure Centres .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Other Outsourced properties .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 DOMESTIC PROPERTIES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Council Social Housing ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Senior Living ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Private Sector Housing ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 New Builds ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................