Including 5 closely related terms such as low carbon, carbon capture, and carbon.
… Carbon Roadmap Executive Summary 10 Decarbonisation of heat: the new priority Fossil fuels cannot be used for heating buildings if the UK or NWL are to achieve net zero carbon targets. Installation of gas boilers in North West Leicestershire should cease from 2020. Low carbon alternatives such as heat pumps should be installed in new and existing buildings…
…. Do you expect heat pumps to become the main solution for heating in the future? Source: Low Carbon Heat: heat pumps in London, a study for the Greater London Authority, Etude NWLDC Zero Carbon Roadmap Executive Summary 11 Decarbonisation of transport: Electrification Greenhouse gas emissions from the Council’s vehicle fleet, including refuse…
… be adopted. 2020 No more gas boilers in new homes 2030 All new buildings to be Net Zero Carbon 2035 Existing homes Energy Performance Certificate: band C or better 2021 All new buildings to have PVs 2035 Solar PV capacity increased by 35% 2025 Creation of a low carbon business park 2025 Zero organic waste to landfill 2022…
…. Improvements to Council owned homes and non-domestic buildings is the biggest change required. 80% of dwellings are assumed to have a whole house refurbishment by 2030. All Council buildings should be moved to low carbon heating provided by heat pumps. Remaining additional generation or offset by the council is 2,300 tCO2e. This would require planting 110-440 hectares of woodland to achieve Net…
… contributions from buildings, transport and industry are needed to meet zero carbon targets. There is still some gap between what can be met with current technology and zero carbon. Even with a doubling of current woodland area, new technology is required at a national level, for example Carbon Capture and Storage. The earlier action is taken the faster the target can be achieved. 0…