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East Ayrshire Council

… of this draft Strategy has been made available on the Members Portal for information. 7. We all now recognise that there is a global climate emergency. Climate change has become the collective action problem of our era. The Strategy sets the following future vision to address Climate Change here in East Ayrshire: East Ayrshire will be a low carbon place with a thriving and diverse environment. We…

… with the opportunity to showcase the NERD to a global audience and to learn from other such demonstrators around the world. HOW WILL WE TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE 28. The Strategy sets out our approach to combat climate change under the four key themes of Energy, Transport, Waste and Natural Environment. Under each of these themes, it outlines how the Council will show leadership to reduce its own carbon…

… with key stakeholders to further develop our local response to tackle climate change. ENERGY 29. Energy provides heat for our homes and places of work, powers our transport and keeps our healthcare system running. It is also the Council’s largest source of carbon emissions (46%) and accounts for the lion's share of our regional emissions. Grid generated electricity and gas are by far…

… change actions, place-based approaches and an overall well-functioning housing system. A new Housing Standard will be created for all homes, both new and existing, to meet the same quality standards so as to reduce the climate impact through zero emissions, regardless of tenure. As a consequence, the council’s actions around housing will very much be driven by these new standards…

… Regulations 2011 in respect of both Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Energy for Space Heating. Working with the Council’s Developer and learning from NERD, Housing Asset Services proposes to develop and pilot a net zero housing model using off-site manufacture and adopting a fabric-first approach to realise more energy efficient Council homes in response to the Council’s sustainability, climate change…