Including 11 closely related terms such as carbon budget, cost carbon, and cost carbon.
… will take to address the emergency. 2 Cheltenham Borough Council Cheltenham Borough Council declares a climate emergency 2019 http://bit.ly/2lMdEvp 7 7 The Council is not alone in this venture. On April 30th, Cheltenham’s MP sponsored the widely welcomed Climate Change (Net Zero UK Carbon Account) Bill which requires the UK to achieve a net zero carbon budget nationwide…
… for the Borough, or a staff team for the Council. Two key aspects underpin the programme. Firstly, there is an understanding of the cost of carbon. It is becoming more common for authorities to cost carbon to enable decision making and this is a key recommendation for Cheltenham. Secondly, the Council will need to ensure that all policies are framed through the lens of carbon management…
… carbon savings. The economics of energy storage also need to be reassessed. Identifying sites for solar installation will require a new and accurate assessment of all Council owned property. Zero Carbon Crematorium The crematorium has recently been upgraded to higher energy efficiency, reducing the carbon footprint of the operation, but there are further opportunities to reduce emissions…
… storage and charging infrastructure in Council owned car parks • Moving the base of fleet operations to a Net Positive depot • Rolling out a zero emission fleet • Planting one million trees The roadmap to eliminate the Borough carbon footprint includes action on leadership, engagement, energy, transport and buildings. The net result of this will be to reduce Borough emissions from…
…, building capacity for local people to be fully involved • Climate Champions, inspiring communities and enterprises to find new solutions • Cheltenham Energy, a new local zero emission energy provider facilitated by the council • Smart Cheltenham, a vision for integrated living in West Cheltenham that promotes a low carbon lifestyle • Zero carbon hubs, decentralised futureproof centres…