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… be found below: Table 2: Direct Emissions Actions and Associated Carbon Savings (estimate of 15-16,000 tCO2 required) Direct Emissions Action 2020-25 Annual Carbon Saving (tonnes CO2) Completion of Phase 1 Buildings Carbon Reduction Programme 1,400 Completion of Phase 1 (a) Buildings Carbon Reduction Programme - ERDF Supported 400 Phase 2 of Carbon Reduction Programme 3,000…
… energy bills. When completed, this will reduce carbon emissions by around 8,400 tonnes per year and save the Council £2 million. ● The buildings in the Council’s operational estate represented 68.9% of the Council’s direct carbon dioxide emissions in 2018/19. The Carbon Reduction Programme (£10.2m) will invest in schemes such as combined heat and power, solar photovoltaic panels, and the use…
… or have financial responsibility for. We have been measuring our direct carbon emissions since 2009/10 and include a range of activities within the scope of our calculations. These activities are: ● Approximately 350 operational buildings, including leisure facilities but excluding schools and Council housing; ● Street lighting; ● Biffa waste collection fleet; ● Our fleet vehicles…
…; and ● Staff travel including staff using their personal cars to carry out council business (grey fleet), rail travel, air travel, taxis and travel by car club. Figure 1: MCC Direct Carbon Emissions by Activity 2018/19 (N.B. Between 2009/10 and 2019/20 traffic signalling fell within our direct emissions. In 2018/19 traffic signalling accounted for 1…
… all of our 57,000 street lights with energy efficient LEDs. The project (£32.8m) involves procurement and installation of state-of-the-art, low energy, light emitting diode (LED) street lighting technology and complete in 2020. The Council has worked with Salix Finance to fund this scheme, who provide loans to the public sector to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and lower…