Including the closely related term transport.
… collaboration, academia, industry and the third sector and helping create sustainable jobs. 3.2 The areas of focus for decarbonisation are energy, transport, buildings and open spaces. The energy focus is to reduce the amount used and shift energy production to clean sources. Utilising buildings better, designing new ones to be energy efficient, using open spaces to provide carbon offset and provide…
… direct renewable power opportunities, changing fleet and buying better overall. These aspects are in the control of the Council to influence and change. 3.3 Carbon emissions are measurable on what the Council own and buy for communities, for example: how energy is purchased and used, buildings heated and powered, transport contracts or fleet purchased. Data collection needs improving to fully…
… understand our Carbon Footprint and address priorities for becoming carbon neutral. 3.4 When tackling Bridgend County Borough’s community-based emissions that include community and business transport and energy and heat for homes, for example, here, the Council has a role in influencing, driving and facilitating change. Therefore aligning low carbon strategies and sharing best practice with Local…
… down into smaller areas and then targeting and resourcing the changes necessary to reduce emissions (i.e. energy, transport, buildings) and increase offsets (i.e. solar panels, heating schemes, green infrastructure, tree planting, wetlands). It is also essential to make the areas specific, to help engage staff, residents and business in what Bridgend want to achieve. Where we are now 4.3…
… not cover all energy opportunities within the focus areas of energy, transport, buildings and open spaces. 4.4 To meet the carbon-neutral/ net-zero carbon objective by 2030, the progress of and projects within the Smart Energy Plan need to be, expanded and accelerated and its governance strengthened. Table 1 below sets out the progress that has been achieved to date within the four WG prioritised…