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Swindon Borough Council

… 2022 Low Low Sam Mowbray (Peter Eagle) The intention is to move from two Swindon based data centres into one in Swindon and one in the cloud. This will reduce our local emissions and adopt state of the art cloud technology with a greener footprint. Scope 3 emissions: actions to reduce GHG emissions This section focuses indirect emissions that the Council does not directly control…

… 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…

… emission reduction commitments.  In June 2019, the UK Parliament passed legislation (2019 Climate Change Act) requiring the UK Government to reduce the UK’s net emissions of GHGs by 100% relative to 1990 levels by 2050. Doing so would make the UK a net zero emitter. Prior to this, the UK was committed to reducing net GHG emissions by at least 80% of their 1990 levels, also by 2050.  In June 2021…

… 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…