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Belfast City Council

… and for both public and commercial buildings (including better insulation, improved heating, more efficient appliances, some small scale renewables) • Transport (including more walking and cycling, enhanced public transport, electric and more fuel efficient vehicles) • Industry (including better lighting, improved process efficiencies and a wide range of other energy efficiency measures). We…

… a Baseline of Past, Present and Future Emissions for Belfast 20 Setting Science-based Carbon Reduction Targets for Belfast 22 Aggregating Up: The Bigger Picture for Belfast 24 Developing Targets and Performance Indicators 30 Focusing on Key Sectors for Belfast 32 (a) Domestic Housing 34 (b) Public & Commercial Buildings 36 (c) Transport 38 (d) Industry 40 Innovative Stretch Measures…

… being CARBON NEUTRAL by 2050 That leaves a big gap but we can close it by the following options COST-EFFECTIVE OPTIONS Cost-effective options such as better housing and transport could close the 2030 gap by 35% These would reduce Belfast’s energy bill by £263m per year, and would create nearly 4,779 years of extra employment MORE AMBITIOUS OPTIONS More ambitious but expensive…

… social and environmental benefits in the area. • More specifically, the analysis shows that Belfast could close the gap between its projected emissions in 2050 and net-zero emissions by 35% purely through the adoption of cost-effective options in houses, public and commercial buildings, transport and industry. • Adopting these options would reduce Belfast’s total projected energy bill in 2050…

… of heating, lighting and insulation in houses, cooling and insulation in offices, shops and restaurants, and a range of measures across the transport sector including modal shift to non-motorised transport and the wider up-take of electric vehicles. More Ambitious Options • The analysis also shows that Belfast could close the gap to net-zero emissions in 2050 by 51% through the adoption…