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Guildford Borough Council

… Energy Generation ............................................................................20 5.3.5: Focus on the Built Environment .........................................................................................20 5.3.6: Focus on Waste and Resources ..........................................................................................20 5.3.7: Focus on Land Use and Adaptation…

…-industry 13 Inventories13 and the data sources from the same databases such as the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) which contains data of actual energy usage for each sector. This ensures that the data gathering process is robust, established, and enables a comparison with other local authorities. 4.3.1 BEIS Calculation Since 2005, The Department for Business, Energy…

… associated with the production of electricity. This has been achieved through the increase in renewable energy generation such as wind farms and solar power, and the reduction in the use of fossil fuels such as coal and gas. 17 Figure 4: estimated total emissions from the Guildford area from 2005 to 2020. (UK local authority and regional greenhouse gas emissions national statistics…

…) are to be installed within the entire building estate, the council is to become more energy efficient, GBC is to invest in their own renewable energy generation and are to develop a tree planting scheme. All fleet owned by GBC is to be upgraded to electric vehicles. APSE have identified that 733 tCO2e will be unavoidable and will need to be offset through the development of 5 MW of solar farm generation…

…. This Climate Change Action Plan uses the same key principles as detailed within the SPD; consumption/demand should first be eliminated wherever possible, and then reduced, before sustainable sources are used to meet any remaining need. Energy Hierarchy: Step 1: Eliminate energy need – Energy use is to be identified and measures to be taken to reduce the amount of energy used. Step 2: Use energy…