Including 6 closely related terms such as energy use, energy strategy, and energy usage.
… EMERGENCY PROGRESS SUMMARY AND 2021/22 ACTION PLAN Priority area Key progress 2020/21 Key actions 2021/22 Challenges / opportunities THEME: ENERGY Summary: This theme focuses on reducing the energy used in Council operations and raising awareness within the workforce and across the borough. In advance of a comprehensive decarbonisation plan for Council buildings a large number of projects have been…
… for this workstream are once again being considered, including: procuring learning material through external consultants and collaboration with the University of Sheffield. Monitor and report CO2 emissions publicly, improving data capture processes – especially for energy generation – and making data publicly available. Technical challenges to collecting data. Implement energy awareness training…
…, and the technology is still in development. Costs may be reduced by seeking funding and better understanding market projections. Priority area Key progress 2020/21 Key actions 2021/22 Challenges / opportunities THEME: HOUSING Summary: Focused on reducing emissions associated with domestic energy usage, with funding having been secured from government for an initial retrofitting programme. Green housing…
… strategy • Work is underway to develop standards and programmes to improve energy efficiency in domestic properties, with a successful application for a Local Authority Delivery (LAD) grant. • Government data shows Rotherham as 1 of 4 local authorities in England and Wales to install over 2,500 energy efficiency measures through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme that is funded…
…: INFLUENCE AND ENGAGEMENT Summary: The theme recognises that to have a meaningful impact on emissions, the Council must work alongside other organisations and residents, as well as lobbying regionally and nationally to influence policy developments. Regional engagement • The Council has engaged constructively at city region level, contributing to the Sheffield City Region Energy Strategy, which…