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Shetland Islands Council

… of access to exhausted oil/gas fields for storage facilities  Development of tree planting  Increased peatland restoration for biological carbon capture  Development of local food growing networks – perhaps using polycrubs to increase local food resilience  Improved domestic sector energy efficiency / energy affordability could improve health and well being  Improved domestic energy…

…  Council staff with experience in implementing successful energy efficiency measures  Proficient in achieving bespoke island solutions  Ability to invest moderate sums in service renewable solutions  Some plans already in place as basis for updating under Climate Change strategy eg Flood Pre- vention, Carbon Management  Some Government funded trails already carried out on energy efficiency…

… payback on a 30+ year asset is still a very good bargain. Opportunities  Make full use of existing and future Scottish and UK Government funding schemes to develop specific service outcome projects  Use National Islands Plan to support cases for additional funding where required on grounds of ‘island proofing’  Identify and plan all those energy efficiency projects that can…

… • The increased risk of flooding • The health of our marine environment • The resilience of our businesses • The health and wellbeing of our people • Our cultural heritage and identity • The security and efficiency of our energy supply • The performance of our buildings • Infrastructure – network connectivity and interdependencies These consequences will be highly significant across a wide spectrum…

…. Reporting on Council energy use and emissions is provided periodically through the Carbon Management Plan. The 2018-19 update report is included as Appendix A. The Council also submits a statutory annual Climate Change Duties Report to the Scottish Government as required by the The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015 (secondary legislation…