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THE BOROUGH council has outlined ambitious plans that will see it become carbon neutral within four years. Basingstoke and Deane s climate change strategy sets out actions that the authority will take following the declaration of a climate emergency in 2019. It sets out six key areas that it will target: action by all; buildings; transport; zero carbon electricity; waste and consumption; and natural environment.
Buildings The council have pledged to use low carbon and renewable sources of energy to power and heat its building, whilst also increasing energy efficiency. It aims to set ambitious targets in planning policy, allowing it to shape new development in Basingstoke and Deane, and work with partners for the wide scale retrofit of commercial and domestic properties to reduce energy consumption .