Including 6 closely related terms such as energy use, energy generation, and energy generation.
… to be presented as a single figure, which simplifies analysis and reporting. In this report ‘carbon’ is used interchangeably with ‘CO2e’. Figures for CO2e are calculated by multiplying the amount of energy used, for instance in units of kWhs for gas or electricity or litres of fuel used in a vehicle, by the amount of carbon produced per unit, using standardised units set by government to ensure consistency…
… £850,000. Installed nearly 1.5MW of renewable energy generation on buildings which, in addition to reducing energy bills, generated an income from the Renewable Heat Incentive and Feed In-Tariff of approximately £8,000 in 2021-22. Changed the way we work. For example, our agile working programme enables staff to work flexibly from a range of sites, including from home. It enables the Council to have…
… to companies that generate and supply electricity, it does not directly increase the investment in renewable energy generation. Table 1 and figure 7 set out the Council’s progress to date in meeting its first five year carbon reduction budget, which covers 2020-25. A reduction of 13% was achieved in 2020-21, due to a combination of investment in carbon reduction measures, the continued decarbonisation…
… because there was a rebound in carbon emissions as schools and staff began to return to a post-Covid new ‘normal’ and because the spring of 2021 was colder than the spring of 2019-20, which led to an increase in energy usage for heating. Table 1 Scope 1 and 2 target and actual emissions 2019-20 to 2024-25…