Extreme heat and health alerts
Both the Met Office and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have extended the red alerts for Surrey and the south east until 11pm on Friday 26 June.
Carbon footprint assessment
We independently assessed our carbon footprint to help us become net zero by 2030.
In July 2019, we declared a climate emergency and pledged to become a net zero organisation by 2030.
As part of this pledge, a robust carbon footprint assessment was undertaken in 2022 by consultancy firm Anthesis. This was to better understand our current footprint and the measures needed to reach this target. This new analysis builds on our annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions report.
Anthesis’s full report provides a number of outputs, including:
- a robust carbon footprint assessment, highlighting key areas of action
- a reporting tool and methodology to measure progress
- trajectories for future emissions and interim targets for carbon reduction to 2030
- advice on the most effective measures both in carbon reduction and value for money
- financial modelling of actions needed to reach net zero by 2030
The analysis comprises not just our own activities, but also those of our subsidiaries including ThamesWey and its energy centres.
Our footprint consists of:
- 63% emissions from electricity used at council buildings
- 34% gas emissions
The report also includes a commentary on our Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP).
The Anthesis recommendations were considered in the 2023 review that led to our current Woking Climate Change Strategy (August 2024).