West Berkshire

How the warming stripes work

Each stripe represents the average temperature for a single year, relative to the average temperature over the period as a whole. Shades of blue indicate cooler-than-average years, while red shows years that were hotter than average. The stark band of deep red stripes on the right-hand side of the graphic show the rapid heating in recent decades.

Climate emergency declared

Jun-19

Local net-zero target date

2030

Climate Action Plan published

Jan-20

Climate Action Plan scope

Plan covers entire local area

What can we do?

As we know, the climate crisis is already here. The good news is that most of the solutions exist today. What’s really needed is more people to join in locally to make a bigger difference together.

  View the Climate Action Plan

Local greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Total emissions in 2021
Emissions reduction (2018 - 21)

High-impact, low-carbon initiatives

Total published on Carbon Copy across the UK: 985 See all Initiatives

There are some amazing collaborations between local councils, communities and companies. Some examples in/around West Berkshire:

Hungerford Environmental Action Team

Reducing carbon production and driving sustainable local initiatives across Hungerford.

West Berkshire
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Built Environment
  • Transport

Accelerating Innovation on Big-Engine Decarbonisation

Promoting decarbonisation innovation for big-engine emissions.

Basingstoke and Deane
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Transport
  • Built Environment

West Berkshire Community Municipal Investment

Delivering the United Kingdom's first community municipal investment.

West Berkshire
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Flooding & drought
  • Finance
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Energy

Reading Buses

Powering a third of Reading Bus Company's bus fleet with biomethane.

Reading
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Transport
  • Circular Economy
  • Energy

Hungerford Environmental Action Team

Reducing carbon with John Downe on the Zero Carbon Tour.

West Berkshire
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Energy
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Transport

Newbury College Renewables Centre

Reducing carbon with Iain Wolloff from Newbury College on the Zero Carbon Tour.

West Berkshire
  • Carbon emissions
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Built Environment
  • Circular Economy

Transition Town Worthing CIC

Building a strong, local, sustainable network in Worthing to reduce our environmental impact.

Worthing
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Flooding & drought
  • Energy
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Community Energy Together

Transferring seven operational solar farms into community ownership.

Isle of Wight
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Greater fairness
  • Energy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Finance