Including 10 closely related terms such as reduce, reduces, and reduce carbon.
… estimate that identifying carbon impacts/benefits in decisions may achieve a 2% reduction in emissions per annum, which is equivalent to 1,500 tCO2e. 7 Staff may be more likely to support more ambitious policies and investment decisions to reduce carbon. Reduces the risk that lower carbon attributes are ‘value engineered’ out solely on cost, if carbon is more formally embedded…
… within appraisal criteria. For example, the absence of a robust carbon assessment criteria led to the value engineering out of low carbon investment (EV charging) at Tatton Park. b. Introduce carbon pricing or more rigorous carbon consideration into capital investment decisions £20,000 cost to develop and then an additional £5,000 per annum.3 Review current investment…
… and Internal Policy Page 18 Topic 2: Energy Demand Reduction Page 29 Topic 3: Increase Low Carbon Energy Supply Page 38 Topic 4: Natural Capital Page 48 Topic 5: Reduce Borough-wide Emissions/External Policy Page 54 6. Summary of Measures Page 73 2 Introduction and Context Broader Environmental Strategy 1) Target Cheshire East Council to be carbon neutral by 2025 2) Work to encourage all…
… will offer many co-benefits. These include: Health improvements – Due to cleaner air, warmer homes, more exercise and better mental health. Quality of Place – Less traffic congestion, job creation in the low-carbon sector, operational cost savings via increased energy efficiency and waste reduction Green Infrastructure1 – investments in natural solutions to climate change (i.e. tree planting…
… for communities. It includes everything from nature reserves, woodlands and hedgerows to farmland, roadside verges, and green roofs. • Insetting: A similar principle to offsetting, however the carbon saving occurs within an organisation’s supply chain or local authority region. • Nature-based solutions: These employ natural phenomena to help address problems such as climate change mitigation…