Including the closely related terms literacy training, and carbon literate.
…. As of August 2024, there are 155 suppliers on the system, equating to 28% of annual spend. Staff Whilst Carbon Literacy Training and the Green Champions Staff Network were paused to review their efficacy, resource was redirected to ensure that all service areas effectively incorporated Greener Futures objectives and outcomes into major processes such as Business Planning, financial decisions, scheme designs…
… low carbon vehicles. 6 local authorities have staff travel plans in place, 5 local authorities have sustainable procurement policies in place and162 staff are trained as carbon literate. 10,768 tonnes carbon save £11.8 million funding leveraged 165 green champions 1.07 megawatts renewables Read the full reports Climate Change Progress Report 2023 to 2024…
…% reduction in our direct organisational emissions (scopes 1 & 2) against our 2019 baseline. A breakdown of the areas this reduction in emissions has been made can be found below. Street lighting Replacing around 89,000 bulbs, the streetlighting LED replacement programme is essentially complete and uses 100% renewable electricity. 5,244 tonnes annual carbon saved £3.5 million annual bill savings 63…
… of corporate retrofits and these schemes are currently being developed. 664 tonnes annual carbon saved £2.6 million funding leveraged £720,000 annual bill savings 0.2 megawatts of renewable energy capacity Fleet and active travel Our fleet contains 39 hybrid vehicles. Although some key sites have EV charging points, the delivery of EV charging on the SCC Estate has been delayed due to challenges…
… with the framework infrastructure provider, and lack of direct budget for provision for EV charging. This has directly impacted on the organisation's ability to transition to a zero-emission fleet. 23 tonnes annual carbon saved Schools and leased buildings 5 schools were retrofitted with heat pumps and insulation measures (part funded by a government grant), and funding was obtained to retrofit a further 3…