Including 15 closely related terms such as reduce, reduce, and emissions reductions.
… efficiency is one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing carbon emissions. Typical energy efficiency measures include retrofitting properties with better insulation, installing more efficient heating and energy management systems. These measures will be considered for all council buildings and any works will be carried out when most appropriate to do so. Procurement will play an important part…
… Local Plan includes the promotion of sustainable transport, planning for new developments in locations and ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, actively supporting energy efficiency in buildings and helping to increase the use and supply of renewable and low-carbon energy. Generating energy locally will create jobs and support the local economy. By developing a portfolio of options for clean…
… plan. Membership of the working group includes cross-party councillors and officers from across the council because we recognise that the actions needed to reduce carbon emissions will take a collective effort and will need to include a wide range of partners. The working group will meet quarterly and will be responsible for ensuring progress towards our programme of CO2 emissions. The action…
… on the range of measures required to meet or exceed our target. We will actively engage with the public to seek ideas as well as critical feedback of our ongoing emissions reductions programme. We will carry out carbon audits of our own estate and use available data to review carbon budgets for the Borough, to ensure targets are met. We will also use available modelling techniques to calculate our…
… 12 years left within which to take the serious action required to avert this crisis and avoid the worst impacts.i Following the recommendation of the Committee on Climate Change,ii the UK’s independent climate advisory body, the Climate Change Act 2008 was amended in June 2019. This commits the Government to reducing all UK greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 and to contribute…