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Your fortnightly climate action e-bulletin includes updates on Portsmouth City Council's climate action strategy, tips on planet-friendly changes you can make, and information on green initiatives across the city.
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 The council is aiming to become a net zero-carbon organisation by 2030 and is helping the city along the same journey. Achieving net zero means reducing carbon emissions as much as possible while removing carbon from the atmosphere through natural storage – by planting trees, for example.
We are investing in our climate change response, both by providing resource and supporting significant financial investment into schemes that will reduce carbon emissions and make Portsmouth a cleaner, greener and safer place to live.
 Cllr Kimberly Barrett and Cllr Lynne Stagg signing The Solent Cluster Charter
Along with international organisations and regional businesses, Portsmouth City Council and Portsmouth International Port attended The Solent Cluster launch event this month and pledged our commitment to reducing carbon in the region.
The Solent Cluster is a major decarbonisation initiative with the goal to substantially reduce carbon emissions across the Solent. Its vision is:
- for the Solent to become a leading centre for low carbon investment
- to make a significant contribution towards the net zero target
- to grow the regional economy
- to protect skilled jobs
- to create new employment opportunities in the energy technologies and industries of tomorrow.
Being part of the Solent Cluster is all part of our goal to become a "net zero-carbon" council and city by 2030.
 The Southsea Coastal Scheme is building sea defences along 4.5km of seafront and plans to reuse all old materials removed from the existing structures to provide fill material for the new defences.
By recycling materials, the team will save up to £4m in landfill costs, avoiding sending more than 92,000 tonnes of waste to landfill. In addition, this will avoid 24,600 lorry movements and prevent 3,950t of CO2 being released by vehicle movements into the atmosphere.
58 artificial tide pools have been installed to help promote the colonisation of marine life. These pools are designed to create ecosystems that mimic the natural rock pools found on rocky coastlines.
 Thousands of households are now participating in the food waste collection scheme, launching its fifth phase this month.
Reducing food waste is good for the planet and your wallet. To reduce your food waste, put food you have not had time to eat in the freezer and use portion planning to save on leftovers. Also turn your fridge temperature down to between 0 and 5°C to keep food fresher for longer. More ideas to save food waste can be found here.
The final phase of the food waste collection scheme will cover the remaining areas of Portsmouth and is planned for early 2023.
 The city centre north proposals are designed to breathe new life into the area. They'll also support our wider revitalisation plans for the whole city centre and aspirations for sustainable communities, better connectivity and greener travel. Sign up to the newsletter for updates on regeneration projects in Portsmouth.
The planned open green space is a blank canvas and we want to work with residents and community groups to shape the plans and future uses of this space. We're running interactive community workshops to gather ideas. If you'd be interested in taking part in a workshop or would like to invite the team to come along to a group meeting or an event, please get in touch.
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