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Royal Borough of Greenwich

… been de-fossilized and council homes are more energy efficient. • Minimum energy efficiency standards are enforced, and private sector landlords are supported to improve home energy efficiency. • All non-domestic buildings owned by the Council are zero-carbon7. Energy Supply • Investments in renewables reach 30 Megawatts of installed solar PV capacity in the borough by 2030…

… change also deliver many other benefits to the borough, for example: • Cutting emissions from transport requires moving away from combustion engine vehicles which are a major contributor to air pollution. • Insulating and improving homes to make them more energy efficient reduces energy bills and makes homes warmer. • Encouraging active travel by walking and cycling and decreasing…

… emission choices, supplying guidance to council tenants in 2021. Facilitating wider change Our Key Asks of Others The Government: • A more ambitious successor scheme for the Renewable Heat Incentive from 2021 • Increased landlord Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) obligation • Clear pathway for low carbon heating and early end-date for fossil fuel heating systems Capital funding…

…: The Evidence Base 5 The “Baseline” scenario sees a reduction in the carbon intensity of the electricity grid and some energy efficiency improvements, but no widespread shift away from fossil fuels. 8 Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan 2021- 2030 Figure 1: Sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Royal Greenwich in 2019 Emissions in kilotonnes of CO 2 equivalents per year Graphic to be redesigned…

… DR AF T 4 Figure 3 Baseline and projected CO 2 emissions in Greenwich Graphic to be redesigned This includes spending on heating system conversions and energy efficiency improvement works on housing (approximately £350m for Council housing only) and other buildings (approximately £25m for public sector buildings), electric and low emissions vehicles along with vehicle charging…