Including 8 closely related terms such as lower carbon, carbon emission, and potential carbon.
…, cost and prioritise carbon-reduction, sequestration, offsetting, and adaptation options, with a view to the Council achieving zero net by 2030 • identify and prioritise community leadership actions to contribute to this target • amalgamate this into a Strategy and Action Plan. This document therefore comprises the strategy and action plan for moving towards net zero by 2030, giving…
… energy sources with low-carbon or renewable equivalents. While these can greatly reduce emissions, they can be restricted by land and space availability as well as planning and cost constraints. The options available to DDDC are discussed in Section 0. 3. Carbon sequestration This entails ‘sucking up’ carbon from the atmosphere and storing it. A typical example is tree- planting: trees absorb…
… of the Ashbourne pavilion – should be taken as an opportunity to maximise energy efficiency and to decarbonise heating and energy supply through building- integrated renewable energy systems. An alternative to improvements to the Town Hall, which would offer a major potential carbon reduction opportunity, would be to move the Council’s HQ operations from Matlock Town Hall to a purpose-built site built…
… potential sites include Edge View at Stoney Middleton, sufficiently large to accommodate a 2.5 MWpeak system, and various smaller sites. Any combination of sites achieving a comparable level of generation would have the same overall carbon-reduction impact. The simple payback for the ground-mounted arrays is estimated at 7.3 years, rising to 7.9 years for roof-mounted arrays owing to slightly higher…
… needs. As part of its own net zero carbon strategy and that of the wider district, the Council could consider setting up a community energy scheme to sell surplus electricity to third parties such as households and businesses within the district, or even the Leisure Centres. This may generate some revenue, as well as contributing to lower carbon emissions. Note that previous government…