Including 4 closely related terms such as energy use, energy usage, and energy usage.
… year. 2 What constitutes the Council’s operations? Council buildings: energy to heat and power our buildings is a major source of emissions. We will reduce energy usage in our buildings by increasing insulation wherever possible, encouraging behaviour change and look for opportunities to add solar panels. Lambeth buildings include: - Our main corporate buildings are Lambeth…
… will measure our progress. The council has made significant progress in reducing carbon emissions over the last 9 years, by reducing energy use, improving the energy efficiency of our buildings, and reducing vehicle use. However, to achieve the 2030 target we will have to go further. Central government has asked local authorities to report on their Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) over…
… by the council for its operations. We will reduce energy usage, and move to using clean energy to meet our remaining energy needs Governance and Procurement: - We expect our suppliers to share our determination to reduce carbon emissions and a potential supplier’s carbon footprint will be considered during procurement - All council decision reports will now consider the impact on the borough’s…
… that not all council buildings are suitable for retrofitting, as they are listed buildings, such as Brixton library Sites will be assessed for suitability and scheduled for retrofitting Based on our initial benchmarking exercise, it is estimated energy use could fall by up to 19% on average in Lambeth buildings by participating in RE:FIT Our initial benchmarking shows 52 sites…
… in Lambeth are feasible for RE:FIT. We are already working with 10 sites (which are schools); by 2021 we will carry out feasibility studies to see whether the remaining 42 sites are viable If these sites are viable, we will add solar panels and improve insulation to reduce energy use by up to 19% by 2025 and assess the possibility of installing battery 6 storage to maximise our…