Including the closely related terms carbon offsetting, and offsetting.
… and roll-out Carbon Literacy Training across council staff, and support staff to integrate climate objectives into business-as-usual. X2. Decision-Making and processes Embed Climate Objectives into Council Processes and Decision-Making X3. Green finance and carbon offsetting Develop green finance, carbon accounting and offsetting, to enable projects that sequester carbon, avoid carbon…
…, • renewable energy projects to improve resilience and reduce costs, • carbon reduction projects to reduce building related carbon emissions by replacing heating from fossil fuel sources with low carbon fuel sources such as electricity and biomass • financial contribution to improved energy efficiency or low carbon measures in newly built assets. The council will fully investigate mechanisms…
… for achieving carbon neutrality on electricity use, in addition to the green tariff, such as entering into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) directly with a renewable energy generator. That may be a Community Energy generator or via a commercial scheme. The council will also use the Environmental Mitigation Framework, to review council sites for potential renewables projects and carbon offsetting through…
…, that can be fed back to the grid rather than used within buildings, providing a carbon offset opportunity. • Decarbonising heating at five additional sites. • Developing an offsetting strategy for council emissions. • Installing a second solar car park canopy at Springfield Community Campus • ‘Leisure, Culture and Communities' teams will continue to focus on understanding energy…