Including 5 closely related terms such as energy efficiency, efficiency, and efficiencies.
… reducing the use of higher carbon energy sources, reducing energy and fuel poverty, and improving indoor and outdoor air quality. Mitigation Adaptation Support and encourage carbon emission reductions through: } Promoting increased domestic and commercial energy efficiency and usage reduction. } Promoting decarbonisation of our utility services. } Promoting lower carbon fuel and onsite…
… (ECO 3). } Free insulation to community schools, community centres and commercial buildings. } Free energy efficient measures (Warmer Homes, and the Emergency Boiler Replacement scheme). } Installing LED lighting in our schools. Portsmouth City Council Climate Change Strategy O ur approach 31 CITY Decarbonisation through supporting our businesses and the green economy } PCC…
… expects development proposals to incorporate “clean growth” principles to protect and enhance the natural environment and mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. Mitigation Adaptation Support and encourage carbon emission reductions through: } Promoting increased commercial energy efficiency and usage reduction. } Promoting lower carbon fuel and onsite renewable energy sources…
… is the least preferrable and an offsetting strategy will be developed prior to implementation. 1. Avoid activities 2. Minimise or reduce emissions with efficiencies 3. Replace or substitute high energy or fossil fuels with low carbon energy 4. Compensate with offsets Figure 6 Carbon mitigation hierarchy Portsmouth City Council Climate Change Strategy O ur approach 27 4.1.5 Previous…
… } Facilities and building fuel combustion } Vehicle fuel combustion } Fugitive gasses SCOPE 2 Indirect emissions From: energy purchase } Purchased electricity } Purchased steam } Purchased heating } Purchased cooling SCOPE 3 All other indirect emissions From: third parties } Upstream activities such as purchased goods and services } Downstream activities such as third-party waste treatment…