What you can do                                 

This page details what you can do to help reduce your carbon footprint.

Local Energy Advice Partnership (LEAP)  

The Council is working with LEAP to offer low income and vulnerable residents a completely free of charge  service that provides:

• An in-depth energy advice session 
• Free small energy savings devices e.g. LED lightbulbs
• Referrals to other local services e.g.  Fire Service safety checks
• Funding for insulation, heating measures and green energy generation e.g. solar panels
• Free replacement of old or inefficient appliances

All the relevant information including eligibility requirements can be found on the LEAP website .

Residents can call LEAP freephone on 0800 060 7567 or apply on line www.applyforleap.org.uk 

You could take part in the Greening Campaign

The Greening Campaign is a carbon reduction initiative that encourages people to make small changes to their lives which together can have a big impact on a community's carbon footprint. It's a great way to bring people together and encourage people to work together to combat climate change. 

Hampshire County Council are dedicated to providing support for 40 campaigns across the county.

Find out more on our dedicated webpage.

Sustainable travel:

• Travel by public transport
• Walk or cycle
  • Your company may offer the cycle to work scheme  which offers savings upwards of 25%
• Invest in an electric car
  • There is a Council owned public site EV charger  
  • This map shows the location of all the EV charging points in the UK
• Car share
• Flexible working
• Fly less
  • A single transatlantic flight will generate more emissions than average citizens in some developing nations emit in a year

Avoid waste:

• Longevity of products
  • When purchasing items think about the longevity of the product. This will help reduce the amount of stuff that you accumulate which eventually becomes waste
• Charity shops
  • If you have unwanted items charities provide a sustainable way of ensuring that someone else will continue using the product
• Recycle
  • Fareham Borough Council provides an extensive recycling service
• Compost food and garden waste
  • From February 2022 Fareham Borough Council is offering a Garden Waste Service which will enable residents to dispose of their green waste sustainably
  • You can purchase discounted composters  from Hampshire County Council 
• Avoid single use plastics
  • Fareham Borough Council has a campagin 'Give Plastic the Push'
  • Say no to plastic straws
  • Avoid excess food packaging
  • Carry a reusable shopping bag with you

Sustainable food:

• Waste less food
  • A food waste bin is an ideal way to convert left over food into nutritious food for your garden
  • You can purchase a food waste bin  from Hampshire County Council
  • Fareham Borough Council has a campagin love food hate waste
• Grow you own
  • Growing your own fruit, vegetables, and herbs could cut your food miles to zero while also saving you money  
  • If you don't have a garden, allotments are a great alternative 
• Eat less meat, more plants
  • Globally, livestock production is responsible for 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions
  • Beef is particularly bad since it uses 28 times more land and 11 times more water than pork or chicken resulting in five times more climate warming emissions
  • Giving up beef alone could reduce your carbon footprint more than giving up your car

More energy efficient measures:

• Make sure your house is fully insulated
  • Loft and cavity wall insulation are the first areas to consider
  • Insulate your hot water cylinder with an insulating jacket
  • Insulate your hot water pipes to prevent heat loss
  • Install solar panels
• Switch energy supplier
  • There are a number of energy suppliers that offer 100% renewable energy tariffs
• Drying your clothes
  • Use a washing line instead of a tumble dryer

Get advice:

For useful links and information on household energy efficiency measures see the dedicated webpage. 

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