Including 8 closely related terms such as resource consumption, energy consumption, and energy saving.
… efficiency……………………………………………………………………18 Transport and air quality ........................................................................................................22 Resource consumption and waste.........................................................................................26 Ecology and biodiversity…
… 100% reduction of carbon using efficiencies and renewable technologies at the location, or could be using a carbon offset, which absorbs carbon or generates electricity without carbon emissions to achieve zero ‘net’ carbon emissions. CARBON OFFSET HIERARCHY ENERGY HIERARCHY Energy saving Energy efficiency Renewables Low Emission Conventional Offset: Energy generation-Local using…
… and water poverty outreach service to help vulnerable residents reduce the utility bills and energy consumption. Another example of positive engagement and outcomes is at Perry Court, Faversham where the SBC Planning Committee has successfully requested more renewable energy and energy-efficiency measures to be included in new developments. This includes solar PV and the use of air-source heat pumps…
… the end of 2017. Due to the nature of businesses in Swale, the district has always had high energy consumption and emissions compared with other Kent districts. In order to establish the activities required to achieve our targets we need to understand the existing situation in both the council and the borough as a whole. If we look at levels of emissions over the last 12 years, we can see…
…% of the districts total CO2 emissions. Consumption of electricity in Swale was 691GWh in 2017, of which domestic consumption was 235GWh, and non- domestic consumption was 456GWh. The typical (median) household electricity consumption in Swale was 3,909kWh. The total gas consumption (domestic and non-domestic) in Swale in 2017 was 1,124GWh. of which domestic consumption was 666GWh, and non- domestic…