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Bedford Borough Council

… this, we are committed to achieving the carbon neutral ambition by 2030. This Carbon Reduction Delivery Strategy sets out the approach that Bedford Borough Council will take to become Carbon Neutral by 2030, that is the key aim of this strategy. It explains where we are to date, and the future actions the council will need to take as a whole to meet this carbon neutral ambition. It also touches…

…. SECTION SIX Resources6 23 Carbon Reduction Delivery Strategy 2020-2030 Due to the Action Plan covering a ten-year period, much of the work required to be undertaken to become carbon neutral needs to be fully explored and evaluated to provide the best route both from an efficiency and sustainable view point. All this work is subject to identifying funding and meeting a suitable business case…

… the council’s objective. • Capital Carbon Management Budget currently £440k for 2020/21 • Climate Change Fund £400k (to assist the council and the community to deliver carbon saving projects). The work in relation to getting the council to carbon neutral at this stage is forecasted to require £2-4 million of capital funding, along with a yearly revenue budget to allow extra resources to help deliver…

… decarbonisation; Demand reduction; Low carbon heating systems; Building integrated renewable energy generation and storage; Low carbon transport and Offsetting. Consideration is given to measures that would directly impact CO2e emissions from the Councils’ own operations. 6.1 Conclusion The route towards becoming carbon neutral will require a strong level of ambition and commitment, backed up…

… fuels. On-site renewables will lead to self- sufficiency. A decarbonised energy supply would see energy which is renewably generated, locally, off-grid, and supplied directly to the usage demand on site. Decentralised energy projects can generate lasting cost and carbon savings, and protect against future energy price rises Long term ongoing projects up to 2030 Solar PV costs…