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Wealden District Council

… renewable energy across various Council sites, reducing carbon emissions. The Council’s assets, including operational buildings, the crematorium and the retirement living sites generated a total of approximately 275,000 kWh, avoiding a total of 56.9 tonnes of CO2e. 52. Working in partnership with the Greater South East Energy Hub and Innovate UK a soft market test was undertaken to invite innovate…

…. However, improved availability and favourable market conditions this year reduced supply costs by nearly 50%. A contract extension, approved by all partner authorities and due to be signed soon, will make HVO the default fuel until 2033. The results of the transition to HVO can be found in Appendix B. For more information, refer to the Reducing Carbon Emissions from Waste Collection and Street…

… sustainability targets, particularly in reducing carbon emissions, which would delay progress towards a more sustainable and climate-resilient future for Wealden. 95. Key environmental and sustainability considerations include: a. Continued reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from local authority operations. b. Co-benefits of implementing further emissions reduction strategies in high-impact…

… in implementing tangible projects. 7. Collaboration remains essential to the success of our climate change and carbon reduction goals, and the Council views partnership working as crucial for achieving its net-zero vision for the district. 8. Consequently, the Council has advanced both regional and local projects in collaboration with partners, including: e. East Sussex Energy Partnership, focused…

… to measure and compare the impact of different GHGs based on how much they contribute to global warming, using carbon dioxide as the baseline. Since some gases are more potent than others, CO₂e allows us to express all emissions in a single, comparable figure. This makes it easier to report and understand the total impact on climate, no matter the type of gas. https…