What we are doing

We have been busy since passing the climate emergency developing a climate change strategy and action plan.

• Launching the #SaveOurSeas campaign to reduce litter dumping into the sea, particularly plastics
• Installing solar panels on the roof of our main council offices at Muriel Matters House so we can produce some of our own electricity
• Encouraging recycling in the borough through My Hastings
• Improving street-cleaning services to reduce environmental waste
• Supporting community beach cleaning events
• Updating Electric Vehicle charging sites at Pelham Place and Marina car park
• Commissioned expert research to understand the interventions we need to plan for to meet carbon neutrality 
• Updating our local plan policies to ensure it reflects the climate emergency ambitions 
• Commissioned a study to understand what a zero-carbon new housing development would need to consider 
  

There is a lot more that we are planning on doing as a council to tackle climate change. Details of this can be found in our strategy and interim action plan.