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Wiltshire Council

… and analysis, while working to increase knowledge in areas where there are gaps. Our evidence base has been informed by feedback from a wide range of stakeholders. z Follow the Greenhouse Gas Hierarchy, making sure that low carbon technologies and offsetting do not take the focus away from reducing energy use in the first place. z Deliver co-benefits – where action to tackle carbon emissions…

… of the order of magnitude of investment required in Wiltshire. The majority of these costs will be funded by individuals and businesses improving their building energy performance and switching to electric vehicles; however, some council funding will be required to unlock investment and act as match funding to draw in large grants from government and other investors. The main risk recognised…

…). Reducing energy consumption (energy) underpins other delivery themes such as avoiding trips (transport) and building net zero carbon homes (built environment). How we use land will impact all the themes - for renewable energy, tree planting, food or the built environment. As would perhaps be expected in a rural county, the largest carbon emitter and our first delivery theme is transport…

… so that they are energy efficient, use low carbon sources of energy and are resilient to climate change. The Committee for Climate Change highlights ‘there is broad scope for variation in the overall heat mix, and in the precise mix of technologies deployed’. Research for the strategy (including by the Climate Emergency Task Group) shows that there are different types of retrofit…

… from others including the council’s own work programmes. Objectives z New buildings, including homes, to be net zero carbon and adaptable to climate change as soon as possible (including measures such as water efficiency) z Existing buildings in all sectors to be retrofitted to improve energy efficiency and decrease energy demand through low carbon technology z New and existing…