What can you do?

It is down to all of us to make our contribution. We hope these pages give you some ideas and inspiration. If there’s anything else you think should be added, please e-mail your ideas to pennie.brown@havant.gov.uk

Work our your Carbon Footprint

Your Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact your activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide. Why not work out yours and see where you could try and reduce your footprint.

Follow this link to use the Carbon Calculator.>>

Community Action

There are many community groups in Havant on a number of environmental issues which you could join.

The Havant Transition Network

The Transition model is about changing Havant from a high energy, high carbon, high waste place, to a low energy, low carbon, high resilience place. For more information follow this link.>>

Havant Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth campaigns for solutions to environmental problems. For more information follow this link.>>

Energy Monitors

You can borrow an energy monitor from libraries in Havant. It’s easy to use - just clip it on to your mains wire, and plug the monitor in. It will show you how much energy you are using and highlight where you can make reductions.

Generate your own energy

Renewable energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines and biomass heaters offer an alternative to fossil fuels and can help reduce your homes CO₂ emissions.

There are financial benefits too. As well as producing your own energy you can make money from the electricity generated by your renewable technology installation as a result of the introduction of Feed in tariffs in April 2010 and the introduction of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) from 2011/12

To learn more about generating your own energy click here.>>

Home energy check

Answer some simple questions about your home and the Energy Saving Trust will give you a free, impartial report telling you how you can save energy in your home. Follow this link to visit the Energy Saving Trust website.>>

Save energy at home

We all contribute to climate change by the carbon emissions generated from our homes. The good news is that we can all be part of the solution by reducing the amount of energy we use and save money too!

Please see our saving energy at home pages.

10 easy tips for reducing energy at home can be found by following this link.>>

Support local business

Put money back into your local community by supporting local businesses. Try and shop at your local corner shop, butcher and vegetable shop instead of large supermarket chains. Buying local food also cuts down on your food miles which will benefit the environment.

By buying food that is in season you will also keep your costs down. For tips on what food is in season please follow this link.>>

Waste less

REDUCE the amount of rubbish you produce Why not try the following:

Buy goods with little or no packaging – let’s encourage manufacturers to see there is a market for ‘less wrapped’ products.
Drink tap water rather than bottled water – it’s up to 1,000 times cheaper with no nasty plastic waste!
Think before you print – do you really need it?

REUSE what you cannot reduce

Reuse your shopping bags or buy a strong re-usable bag for life.
Can it be repaired? Think before you bin!
Donate unwanted items to charity shops

RECYCLE only what you can't reduce or reuse.

Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill, cuts down on energy use and pollution.

For more information click here>>