Including 6 closely related terms such as reduce, reduce carbon, and carbon saving.
… a continued reduction in the County’s emissions. This includes forming a ‘A collaboration to achieve Net Zero Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’ with the County’s mineral products industry in April 2023. The MOU includes a commitment for the Council and the mineral products industry to “work together to accelerate near-term action to reduce carbon emissions through renewable energy generation…
… developments to energy and ventilation efficiency requirements within Building Regulations (updated in June 2022). This includes the requirement to reduce carbon emissions by 27% relative to 2013 standards and sets higher standards for thermal efficiency, lighting, heating controls, air tightness and flow temperatures. The impacts of this change will be felt slowly as projects with prior planning…
… 1 CONTROLLED FOR PUBLICATION DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL IMPROVEMENT AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE - CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY AND CARBON REDUCTION MONDAY 2 DECEMBER 2024 Report of the Executive Director - Place Derbyshire County Council Climate Change Strategy: Annual Review of Progress (2024) 1…
… corporate property between 2022-23 and 2023-24, carbon savings were only 8% because of a rise in the carbon intensity of UK grid electricity, which is beyond the Council’s control. If grid electricity had continued to decarbonise at the same rate as previous three years, the emissions from corporate property would have been 17% lower in 2023-24 than in 2022-23. This places a risk on the Council’s…
… decarbonisation plans. The carbon savings achieved from corporate property during 2023-24 are as a result of a continued focus on property rationalisation and improved monitoring and control of energy use. Further steady emission reductions in future years are expected from ongoing property rationalisation and improved energy management. However, achieving savings at the magnitude needed to achieve…