Green breakfast seminar on Eastleigh's green challenges

South Coast Green Breakfast Tuesday 9th October 2012

Councillor Keith House

Leader Eastleigh Borough Council

Overview of the Borough

7,977 hectares

53,000 homes

123,000 residents

3,500 businesses

60,000 people work in borough

What we do:Key frontline services include;

•Recycling and waste collection •Grass cutting and grounds maintenance•Street cleaning•Leisure and art facilities/development •Housing services•Regeneration & planning •Transport & engineering •Community safety •Environmental health

What sort of organisation are we?

• Entrepreneurial• Punch above our

weight• National leader• Try new things• Do things differently• Take some risks…..but

to secure better return for our community

Why is Climate Change a priority for EBC?

• Environment • Impact on economy – opportunity for

green energy and jobs• Community – threat of climate

change; fuel poverty

So what are we doing?

• Air quality • Waste • Energy efficiency• Energy generation • Travel • Adaptation• People – our own staff and

residents/businesses• Food• Policy/regeneration – planning• Water• Biodiversity

Waste

• Engagement with residents• Alternate weekly collections• Side waste• Increased recycling• Food waste – recycling but also

minimisation

Where next? •Continue to minimise•Continued increase in recycling•Waste as a resource - AD

CO2 reduction - EBC

Council Carbon Management Plan Carbon Neutral Eastleigh 18% reduction in EBC’s CO2 from 2007 to 2012

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Where next – EBC?

• Reduce Council CO2 emissions by 50% by 2020• New Civic Offices – BREEAM Excellent• Bursledon Community Centre – BREEAM Excellent• Retrofit other buildings

Eastleigh House new Civic Offices Bursledon Community Centre

• Borough of Eastleigh Energy Project

• Carbon Free – home insulation

• Insulate Hampshire• Planning policy for new

development - BREEAM, Code for Sustainable homes

• Green Deal

Energy use reduction - Community

Renewable & Low Carbon Energy

Demonstration projects •IVCP

– Wind turbine– Ground source heat pump– Biomass boiler

•Solar PV and thermal at Lakeside Country Park

• Fleming Park CHP• Large scale Solar PV – all

council buildings plus community buildings

Future schemes•More PV and solar heat•Biomass•District Energy Schemes - Eastleigh Town Centre?

Renewable & Low Carbon Energy

Travel – what we’ve done

• Civic Travel Plan - target of 15% reduction in business mileage by 2012

• Route optimisation & ‘in cab’ technology

• Pool cars/bikes • Changing facilities • Air travel policy • Staff incentives for public

transport

Travel – across the borough

• Travel plans for all schools

• Park and stride• Walking bus • Secure cycle shelters• Increased cycle routes• Better cycle facilities @

train stations • Invested in bus

transportSecure Cycle Parking at Eastleigh Station

Travel – the future

• Solent Oyster card

• Station facilities

• Completing green links to district centres

• Work with partners

Key lessons

• Courage of your convictions• Not just green but what

makes good sense for the business

• Messaging is key • Team work• Whole organisation

approach

• EBC – 50% reduction in CO2 by 2020

• Borough – 34% reduction in CO2 by 2020

Thank you