Including 20 closely related terms such as carbon emissions, carbon emission, and emissions.
… Service Manager / Housing Management Service Manager Timescale - emissions from homes need to be at net zero by 2041 Reducing emissions from new homes The government’s Future Homes Standards due to come into effect from 2025 means that all new homes will need to be carbon net zero ready, and so once the national grid decarbonises in around 2035, these homes should become carbon net zero…
… their operating models. How to reduce emissions There are a wide range of measures that need to be taken by Sandwell’s businesses, and this reflects the varied nature of the goods and services our businesses provide. Businesses whose operating models rely on high carbon production methods need to transition to low carbon approaches. Those with connections to fossil fuel industries also need…
… influence 5 Policy Context 5 Co-benefits of climate action 7 Council Estate & Operations 8 Corporate Building Stock 9 School Buildings 10 Street Lighting 11 Fleet 11 Procurement 11 Decision Making 12 Carbon Literacy 13 Reducing emissions from transport 14 Reducing emissions from existing homes 15 Reducing…
… emissions. Despite the massive shock to the economy caused by the pandemic, emissions only reduced by 5% - 7% - to reach 2041, our emissions need to decrease by 13% every year. We will not get to absolute zero carbon emissions and so it is vital that we find ways to absorb some of the borough’s emissions, whilst remembering that emission reductions must be our top priority, rather than seeing…
… residual emissions will have to be off-set (absorbed) through tree planting. Corporate Building Stock (47% of emissions) How to reduce emissions To reduce emissions, we need to reduce the demand we make for energy from the national grid. In terms of the buildings themselves, this would include: • insulating the walls and roofs and replacing windows • installing low-carbon forms of heating…