Including 13 closely related terms such as council buildings, council building, and council operations.
… EMERGENCY PROGRESS SUMMARY AND 2021/22 ACTION PLAN Priority area Key progress 2020/21 Key actions 2021/22 Challenges / opportunities THEME: ENERGY Summary: This theme focuses on reducing the energy used in Council operations and raising awareness within the workforce and across the borough. In advance of a comprehensive decarbonisation plan for Council buildings a large number of projects have been…
… collaborating on the Climate Emergency agenda – has been established to support the delivery of NZ30 and NZ40 targets. Introduce carbon impact assessments for all cabinet reports, ensuring consideration and mitigation of potential emissions associated with proposals is embedded across the Council. Officers require support to develop their understanding of emission impacts. Continue to develop…
… baseline data i.e. on emissions in areas such as transport and housing. Building baseline data will support the Council’s evidence base to identify and act on environmental strategic priorities. Understanding and using emission data can be highly specialised; developing this expertise is difficult with existing capacity and may require additional resources. ROTHERHAM COUNCIL: CLIMATE…
… commissioned to reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency. Decarbonising buildings • The Council has reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions in operational buildings by 54% and streetlighting by 73% (against 2014/15 baseline). Over 80 projects have been commissioned and over £1.5m invested in energy efficiency measures, saving over £390k each year and reducing annual emissions by over…
… 1.8k tonnes of CO2 • A programme of decarbonisation assessments has been carried out across 37 operational buildings identifying 237 new installations and 256 upgrades of technologies to be included in the Council’s Decarbonisation Plan. • A proof of concept capital allocation of £1m is included in the 2021/22 budget proposals, which will look at a project or projects to produce…