… is possible This report demonstrates that it is technically possible to achieve Net Zero Carbon. This would require decisive strategic decisions from Tower Hamlets Council in 8 key areas shown on the adjacent diagram. This would also require significant investments, although there is a huge potential to combined them with regular maintenance and replacement cycles. The Council should also develop…
… efficiency: insulation, improved airtightness and better windows, install Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) wherever possible, install PVs. An 80% carbon reduction on-site should be achieved for full retrofit projects, or a plan put in place to achieve this. Transport Replace the Council’s diesel and petrol cars with electric cars and vans Accelerate the replacement cycle so that 95…
… change can be made, for limiting climate change within tolerable boundaries – is rapidly narrowing.” IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land More walking and cycling Better urban planning Less respiratory disease Better health and quality of life Fuel poverty affects 1 in 10 households in the UK. Solutions to fuel poverty, can also be solutions to climate change…