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Derbyshire Dales District Council

… and two of the GHG reduction hierarchy set out in Section 0 above, we discuss the projects and opportunities available to reduce DDDC’s GHG emissions. 5.1.1 Energy efficiency There is undoubtedly scope to improve DDDC’s energy efficiency. Suitable measures may include better energy management, the implementation of staff training and awareness, and investment in energy efficiency measures…

… hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) 7 | P a g e and domestic (178.3k tCO2/year). The cement and aggregates industries are of note for their high energy use and process carbon emissions. (These values apply to all activities within the DDDC geographical area, as distinct from the activities of the Council itself.) The area covered by the District Council is expected…

… • Electricity use • Grey fleet (staff’s private vehicles used on Council business and reimbursed through expenses) The purpose of calculating the carbon footprint is: • To establish an appropriate baseline for measurement of energy use and carbon emissions, and to derive a suitable benchmark against which future emissions can be compared • To determine carbon “hotspots”, hence areas on which…

… shows the GHG emissions factors of UK grid electricity since 2002. 13 | P a g e Figure 3: UK grid electricity GHG intensity, 2002 to 2020 (kg CO2e/kWh) This trend is projected to continue as coal generation goes offline and gas generation reduces over the next 15 years, to be replaced by more renewable energy generation and imports, and a proposed new nuclear power station…

… to decarbonisation of the electricity grid (as forecast by BEIS – see above). As shown, without any action by the Council on energy and emissions management, emissions overall would fall from the 2019-20 value of just over 800 tCO2e to around 700 tCO2e by 2030, a decrease of 13%. In Section 0 we examine what the Council could achieve through proactive measures to further reduce energy use and GHG emissions…