Including 11 closely related terms such as council operations, operational buildings, and buildings.
… Council operations and concerns where energy comes from (i.e. the use of non-renewables vs renewables), how efficiently energy is used (such as the energy efficiency of physical capital) and personal behaviours. Potential actions could include investing into energy efficiency improvements of operational buildings and using (and potentially generating) renewable energy, and targeting energy usage…
…, saving an approximate £430,000 per annum and achieving a 63% per annum reduction of emissions here since 2012. In order to further improve energy efficiency, an assessment of the Council’s operational buildings will be required in order to determine potential efficiency upgrades for each building (this will account for cost of measures, carbon savings and long-term financial savings). Alongside…
… Lobby national government to influence national government policy and secure appropriate investment towards climate change actions. Carry out assessment of Council's operational buildings to determine feasible energy efficiency upgrades Work with national government to deliver on any commitments that may come through the environment bill. Develop timeline for EV fleet conversion Work…
… information about the work undertaken by the Member Working Group since 30th October 2019. The report also proposes ambitious and informed targets for the Council’s carbon reduction and the key action themes that will form the basis of the Council’s climate emergency response. 2.2 Any action will, in the first instance, focus on direct emissions from Council activities and emissions associated…
… and monitoring of actions. 5.5 Scale of the challenge Since 2012, the Council has actively reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions in operational buildings and street lighting. Audited annual reports show a reduction of 51.98% since the 2014/15 reporting period. Based on 2018/19 emissions (7005 tonnes of CO2) from operational buildings and street lighting, the Council would need to reduce CO2…