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Blaby District Council

… better windows. Improve the management of energy usage across our assets to highlight and reduce energy use. Short term 6.2.3 Replace existing gas boilers at main offices with low carbon alternative and explore potential for the use of heat pumps. Short term 6.2.4 Identify ways and means of reducing carbon footprint and energy efficiency of our leased assets and use our influence…

… area, but in simple means the energy used to make and distribute goods, before such goods are actually used. Employee commuting – Whilst the emissions relating to employees travelling for the purposes of work, to and from meetings for example, is included within this report, the emissions arising from employees travelling from home to work are not included. This approach is accepted as part…

… determined by the upstream emissions: that is, from the production and distribution of the energy used to charge them. Recent research also suggests that the lifetime carbon emissions of EV’s are approximately half those of a conventional vehicle, with more efficient electric vehicles saving on the carbon produced in the batteries in just two or three years17. Further carbon savings can be made when…

… investment in new and existing low carbon energy generating technologies. As of 2018, Blaby had 1345 Solar PV installations generating 10409 mWh of electricity21. If we are to succeed we must significantly increase our local renewable energy generation, with a particular focus on small-medium scale Solar PV (Photovoltaic) installations combined with energy storage. We will aim to participate…

… and lead on innovative solutions to energy generation and look to have a range of sources in place including energy from solar, waste, wind and ground source heat. Action Timescale Council wide 6.3.1 Establish the Council’s carbon footprint and continue to monitor our green house gas emissions. Produce an annual Green House Gas Emissions Inventory. Complete(18/19) Ongoing (19/20) 6.3.2…