Including 14 closely related terms such as reduce, reduce carbon, and low carbon.
… opportunity for ELDC to lock in significant and permanent carbon savings, therefore, ensuring that the building is designed to be as low carbon as possible is vitally important in ELDC’s journey towards net-zero. Any increase in capital costs as a result of lower carbon design will be recouped in lifetime operational costs and avoided emissions. Achieving optimal low/zero carbon performance in a new…
… Carbon Reduction Action Plan Design v0.1 Carbon Reduction Plan East Lindsey District Council August 2020 Context Growing acknowledgement of the latest science and recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change have resulted in unprecedented recognition of the global climate emergency and the need to act urgently in order…
… to reduce carbon emissions to limit further global warming and associated environmental impacts. Global initiatives are now focused on limiting warming to well below 2oC, aligning to the pledges outlined in the Paris Agreement. Despite this, warming continues, with the impacts being felt both nationally and internationally. Across the UK, continued warming is projected to make winters warmer…
… their carbon reduction targets. Executive summary 3 Contents Section 1: Council target 10 Section 2: Carbon footprint 12 Section 3: Carbon reduction opportunities 21 Section 4: Governance and engagement 34 Section 5: Monitoring and reporting 36 Appendices 38 3 Executive summary Executive summary • This Carbon Reduction Plan forms a key step in East Lindsey District Council’s (ELDC…
…) response to the climate crisis and sets out a number of strategic actions that ELDC should work towards in order to achieve their carbon reduction target. ELDC previously developed a Carbon Reduction Plan in 2009, which has now been updated to reflect the Council’s new climate commitments. • To lead by example and encourage the District as a whole to undertake similar steps, ELDC is committing…