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Dover District Council

… areas that need the greatest attention. The extent of energy used in the domestic sector demonstrates the need for retrofit the existing housing stock, and the need to ensure future development minimizes energy consumption and reliance on fossil fuels. 1312 Dover District Council Climate Change Strategy January 2021 Dover District Council Climate Change Strategy January 2021 0 200 400 600…

… of the district. Mitigating it’s impact on climate change, replacing its street lights with LED’s, the new Dover Leisure Centre being built to BREAM very good rating (achieving highest energy efficiency rating Leisure Centre in Kent), ensuring Council new build/ refurbishment projects taking a fabric first approach to minimize heat loss, offering energy advice and grants to assist residents improve…

… sustainability by taking action to continuously improve recycling rates, piloting a trial of solar p.v and battery storage to monitor the benefits of renewable energy (both in energy costs and demonstrate the effectiveness of ‘green’ energy sources). Measures are also being taken to increase the District’s resilience to the unavoidable impacts of our changing climate through actions…

… and Industrial Strategy (BEIS – formerly DECC). These are detailed on the following pages and will provide both the baseline for and evidence of the progress towards the net zero carbon emission targets set by Dover District Council. Energy consumption in buildings, and transport are significant emitters within the Council’s estate and wider district as highlighted in the following charts, indicating…

…, renewable energy, energy efficiency in residential accommodation, how the Local Authority engages stakeholders (domestic consumers, business consumers and the green local supply chain). The Council provides annual updates to Kent County Council to feed into the Kent Environment Strategy yearly Impact Report and Implementation Plan Progress Report. These reports highlight both mitigation…