Including 16 closely related terms such as council manage, council activities, and current council activities.
… and the data available, council activity represents only about 16% of the Carbon emissions in the borough, including from our own housing stock. Operationally the council manages around 500 buildings ranging from the Tooley Street offices with approximately 2,000 staff, to small parks offices. 24. Clearly the implication of this is that whilst the council has limited control of the majority…
…, as well as to the communal elements of the Council’s housing estates including supply of gas to the boiler houses and district networks. 35. We have largely achieved this through a mixture of energy efficiency, building improvements and capital investments and the consolidation of accommodation. For example, we are in the process of replacing the lighting in our Tooley Street office with LEDs…
…. 39. Current council activities in this area are not as well coordinated as they could be, 6 and there is no overarching management structure or reporting mechanisms to do this. A proposed internal project structure to address this gap is set out in Appendix 1. This approach should allow us to coordinate our own activity, and provide a platform for engaging with developing networks…
…. To deliver these a significant change to the way the Council operates is required and this will affect every business and resident in Southwark. This is also in the context of delivering borough wide carbon neutrality 20 years in advance of the current London wide target of 2050 (London Environment Strategy/1.5C Compatible Climate Action Plan). 20. Southwark, along with similar inner London boroughs…
…) which represents the majority of London Boroughs, the Metropolitan Police, LFP, NHS and TFL. Southwark is a board member and working with them to explore moving to 100% renewable energy for our own sites, as well as exploring local generation and energy storage options. 34. Our current contract covers the supply of gas and electricity to the Council’s operational estate, parks and street lighting…