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Swindon Borough Council

… of capital grant funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to install a 1.2MW battery at Waterside Park to store energy from Barnfield Solar Farm and supply the household waste recycling centre. What do we mean by ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions?  Net zero means achieving a position where total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are equal to or less than the emissions the UK removed…

…) in Glasgow. Countries are being asked to come forward with ambitious 2030 GHG emission reduction targets that align with reaching net zero by the middle of the century. UK context  Carbon budgets were introduced in the UK under the 2008 Climate Change Act. Each carbon budget provides a five-year, statutory cap on total GHG emissions, which should not be exceeded, in order to meet the UK’s…

… in the first half of 2021: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-buildings-standard 9 The Climate Change Committee (CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. Its purpose is to advise the UK and devolved governments on emissions targets and to report to Parliament on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing…

… that: “Local authorities are directly responsible for between 2- 5% of their local area’s emissions. However, local authorities have many levers that can be used to deliver wider local action to reduce emissions and prepare local areas for a changing climate.”  Local authorities are well placed to drive and influence action on climate change through the services they deliver, their regulatory…

… Farm solar park, coincided with the launch of the Abundance ISA, making it the UK’s first ever ISA-eligible solar bond. Context for this first Net Zero Emissions Action Plan  In January 2020, the Council passed a motion11 that: “Commits the Council to an 80 per cent reduction in the council`s corporate carbon emissions no later than 2030, striving towards 100 per cent with carbon…