Conversations on the climate emergency are increasing THE latest Winchester Movement Strategy proposals have been slated for not even mentioning the climate emergency . In June 2019, the city council declared the crisis and said the district would be carbon neutral by 2030. But local environmental groups have been left dismayed after hearing an update on the council s plan to improve travel and transport. At a health and environment policy committee, Chris Gillham, of Winchester Friends of the Earth, said that deaths from air pollution will outweigh the deaths from Covid-19. He said: I want to praise the city council s hard work and efforts towards this, there are some great points.