Including the closely related terms carbon development, and carbon saving.
…://ghgprotocol.org/ Norfolk’s Carbon Footprint As set out in our Climate Policy, Norfolk County Council commits to using its wide range of powers, influence and partnerships in support of the county’s clean, low carbon development. We will help to keep Norfolk in step UK-wide target to reach net zero by 2050, which includes the trajectory set out in the national carbon budgets to achieve 78% reduction…
… more energy efficient • Recycle and reduce waste. Focus area 3 (page 40) highlights the actions we are currently taking to support Norfolk’s low carbon development. Figure 3 shows the proportion of Norfolk’s emissions across different sectors of its economy compared with the national average. While broadly similar, the differences reflect Norfolk’s geography and economy as a rural county…
… lighting stock. The project is now in its final phases, leaving only 5% of streetlights left to be converted. Once completed, we anticipate additional annual carbon savings of 200 tonnes of CO2. In our most recent initiative, we are reducing our total street lighting stock by 2%, equating to about 1,000 units across Norfolk. This de-illumination strategy is part of our commitment to achieving net…
… to do so as we complete these ongoing initiatives. Figure 4 Comparison between annual streetlighting energy savings and carbon savings compared with 2008 baseline Transport: 70 zero emission buses for Norwich Norfolk County Council secured over £14.7million of funding from the Department of Transport as part of a ‘Zero Emission Bus Regional Area’ (ZEBRA) scheme, which, together with £21…
… wear and tear issues will ensure that our property portfolio remains robust, efficient, and aligned with contemporary standards. Through targeted building-fabric improvements and asset replacements, NCC is committed to delivering a sustainable, resilient, and forward-thinking property portfolio, and one which service users can be proud of. The works will also deliver significant energy and carbon…