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City of Lincoln Council

… which to aim for carbon neutrality. Due to changes in the Council’s operations and services we set a new baseline year in 2018/19, since then CO2e emissions have reduced by 31% overall. The graph below shows that the council’s green house gas emissions (GHG), measured as Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO2e)2, have reduced in all council buildings since 2008, public buildings have been slowest…

… kWh of gas in 2022/23, 44% of which was in Council office buildings. As the national grid decarbonises, it is recommended that heat sources are electrified where possible (e.g. through the installation of heat pumps). The Council are committed to installing electric heating for all new council buildings to a high energy efficiency performance or operationally net zero standard. For existing…

….  LED lighting and sensor controls in our MSCPs and offices.  Electric fleet vans and recharge points in six council managed car parks.  Solar thermal and PV projects on seven housing sites and four Council buildings.  Rainwater harvesting, solar thermal hot water and ground source heat pumps at Yarborough sports pavilion.  New Transport Hub completed in 2018, designed to absorb thermal heat…

… disposal, but in consumer choices made prior to this. Waste that is not recycled is converted to energy, at the Energy from Waste facility at North Hykeham. 0.1% Water Water is used on council sites for drinking and cleaning, the supply and treatment of water have a carbon impact. Due to the small volumes of water used at council office sites this is the lowest of the utility emissions. However…

… we are working with our partners to identify opportunities to reduce water consumption at community and leisure sites across the city as they use larger quantities of water. 0.2% Built Environment The Council has some influence on Lincoln’s built environment, through the building, renovation, repair and remodelling of over 7000 council homes as well as a new build programme to increase…