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… report our climate change progress What Can Midlothian Do 5.1 The Climate Emergency declared in December 2019 identified a number of commitments designed to achieve net-zero carbon status by 2030 which are reflected in the strategy and Action Plan. As a public body the Council owns and manages land and property and a fleet of service vehicles, it delivers a range of statutory and non-statutory…

… services/functions, it is a housing provider, a regulator, a purchaser of goods and services, a policy maker and it publishes a range of plans, strategies and programmes. 5.2 In the exercise of its duties and functions the Council can: ensure all its operational properties and facilities are as energy efficient as possible; ensure business operations and activities are conducted in a manner which…

… management and maximising recycling in the supply chain. Accessible online. Energy efficient design of schools (includes community facilities) Learning Estate Strategy Accessible online. Sets target to reduce energy consumption by 3% in current year. Property and Facilities Management Service Plan 2018/19 Not publicly available (work in progress) To decarbonise local heat networks…

… Change Strategy - August 2020 13 Midlothian Council Climate Change Strategy - August 2020 Mitigation and Adaptation Measures Energy Efficiency 5.8 In order to meet the revised climate change targets proposed by the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill and be fit for the future, Scotland’s homes, commercial properties and the public sector estate will need to be net zero carbon (where feasible…

…. It is committed to an ongoing programme of rationalising its property and depot estate (EWIM) (12) and implementing energy efficiency projects to reduce its carbon emissions and operating costs. It has been successful in securing public funding for several energy reduction and efficiency projects. The most recent was £1.4m from the Government’s energy efficiency programme (including part funding from Salix…