Our progress in tackling climate change

Find out about the climate action we have taken so far.

Since 2019, we have been working towards becoming a carbon neutral and climate resilient organisation by 2030, and we have made strong progress to date.

Between 2019/20 and 2022/23, we reduced our carbon emissions by 19%.

In 2023/2024, we updated the scope of our emissions baseline and reporting to better reflect the council’s responsibilities.

We are aiming to reduce our carbon emissions by 36% between 2023/24 and 2026/27.

All directorates within the council are contributing to reducing our impact on climate change. Here are some examples of key projects that we have completed to date:

decarbonised key council assets across West Sussex, including fire stations, libraries and an adult day care centre
generating renewable energy on West Sussex County Council assets including two scale large solar farms and 80 schools
invested in 43 low carbon hydrogen buses for West Sussex and surrounding areas
installed 21 cycling infrastructure schemes, totalling 21.7km, and 36km of footpaths
supported businesses in West Sussex to transition to a low carbon economy via the Let’s Go! Net Zero initiative
prevented over 37 tonnes of food going to waste and provided food to over 11,000 people
supporting local communities by funding over 400 flooding projects to a value in excess of £4m and working with nearly 150 groups

Our progress in tackling climate change

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