Surrey’s environment is one of its greatest assets. Protecting it properly matters for health, quality of life and future generations. 

Practical environmental responsibility.

Our priorities will be to:

• Protect green spaces, countryside, rivers and biodiversity. 
• Tackle pollution and environmental damage, including sewage and flytipping.
• Improve waste reduction and recycling performance across the county.
• Make environmental responsibility integral to planning, transport and estates decisions.
• Make it easier and safer to walk, cycle and use public transport.
• Set out and keep under review a realistic, costed plan to reduce the council’s carbon footprint and work toward net zero in an affordable and deliverable way.
• Act to reduce flood risk as part of wider efforts to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
• Strengthen enforcement within the council’s powers to protect the local environment.