Including 9 closely related terms such as council context, building, and buildings.
…. Reduction in energy consumption of Council owned buildings and assets. A10 Complete energy surveys to inform Heat Decarbonisation Plans for our corporate building estate (March-Sept 2021), focussing on those that don’t require access to additional funding in the first instance Dec 2021 Low Low Rob Richards (Giles Davis) Funded through successful £70k SBC bid to UK Government’s Public Sector…
… Net Zero Emissions Action Plan Introduction This is the first iteration of the Net Zero Emissions Action Plan which was peer reviewed by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Energy to inform refinements and future work. It builds on previous Council-led work to address climate change including the Chapel Farm Solar…
… risks pursuing a fragmented strategy towards Net Zero.” Swindon Borough Council context In Swindon, over 80% of the Council’s total annual budget in 2021/22 will be spent on statutory services to support vulnerable residents including the elderly, the disabled and at- risk children. The Council has a statutory duty to deliver a balanced budget and will need to achieve £7.8m in savings…
… GHG emissions generated through its operations. For example, in 2016 working with ethical investment company Abundance, the Council raised more than £4.2 million from the public to build solar energy with two public investment offers. The first offer, to build the 4.8 MW Common Farm solar park, was the first council solar bond to be launched in the UK. The second, to build the 5 MW Chapel…
… offsetting by the same date, with the aim of making the council’s estate and activities net-zero carbon by 2030.” The Council has also taken the additional commitment to support the wider borough to transition to net zero GHG emissions by 2050. This was set out in the Carbon Reduction Strategy12 approved by the Council’s Cabinet in February 2021, following public consultation on the draft strategy…