Climate Emergency & Biodiversity

Climate Emergency

Haddenham Parish Council is very concerned about the impact of Climate Change. At a meeting of the full Parish Council on 24th June 2019, the Council agreed to declare a Climate Emergency and pledged to make Haddenham carbon neutral by 2030. 

In order to achieve this goal the Council will use an evidence-based approach to identify the highest-impact actions for residents to take to reduce carbon emissions. 

For further details on why Haddenham Parish Council is taking action and our strategy to reduce climate emissions within the village, please see our Climate Emergency presentation slides. 

Climate Emergency Committee

The Parish Council has established a dedicated committee to lead its efforts on reducing carbon emissions within the parish.

The Climate Emergency Committee has four working groups that meet regularly on an informal basis and feed back to the committee:

• The Food We Eat And The Food We Waste - aims to reduce carbon emissions associated with food consumption and food waste.
• Electric Vehicle Adoption - aims to reduce the use of petrol and diesel vehicles and increase electric vehicle use within the parish.
• Home Energy - aims to help residents reduce carbon emissions within the home.
• Land Use - aims to reduce carbon emissions by promoting the use of land in a sustainable way.

Members of public are welcome to join the working groups. Anyone interested in joining one of the working groups should contact deputyclerk@haddenham-bucks-pc.gov.uk

We are particularly interested to hear from anyone with the following skills:

• creating business models,
• commercial negotiations to Heads of Terms,
• project management,
• web design,
• qualitative research,
• behavioural change implementation,
• technical expertise on the subject matter.

For more information on the working groups, see below.

To see the latest minutes and agendas for the committee, please visit our Climate Emergency Committee page.

Biodiversity 

As a public authority, the Parish Council has a duty to regard conserving biodiversity as part of its policy and decision making under Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. To this end, the Parish Council has taken the initiative and is incorporating practical measures to increase the local wildlife and insect population.

Working in Partnership with the Haddenham Community

Haddenham Parish Council is lucky to be able to work with engaged and enthusiastic members of the community towards achieving a zero-carbon village, including the aptly named Zero-Carbon Haddenham! The Parish Council and Zero-Carbon Haddenham are currently working in partnership on reLEAF, an initiative to plant more trees around the village, as an offset for carbon emissions. For more details on Zero-Carbon Haddenham, including on reLEAF and the repair cafe (a project aimed at fixing, rather than throwing away, belongings), visit Zero-Carbon Haddenham's website. Anyone wishing to volunteer with reLEAF can contact them on releaf@zeroch.org

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