Timeline – key dates of national and regional steps towards Net Zero
Autumn
2021
Portsmouth Zone
charging starts
31 October
2021
COP 26 – UN Climate Change
Conference of the Parties
April
2022
Plastic packaging tax
22 April
2022
Earth Day
16 June
2022
Clean Air Day
2026
Southsea Castle scheme complete
By combining compliance issues with energy efficient measures that conserve the earth’s resources, a business can become more efficient, and reduce their overall costs.
SMEs can take action by signing up, and in doing so will be recognised by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign. Join governments, businesses, cities, regions, and universities around the world that share the same mission.
In an ever changing landscape and environment, making your business environmentally friendly has never been so important. Here we set out examples of the support that is available, how can you access funding and advice to help you adopt sustainable practices and become greener.
We set out our own commitment to improving the environmental well-being of the Solent in our Assurance Framework in section 2.4 – in it we state that we are committed to ensuring that our activity is sustainable.
The Solent is part of the South West Energy Hub set up in late 2018. They work with organisations and communities across the South West and the Solent region, to identify, develop and implement low carbon energy projects.