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East Staffordshire Borough Council

… estate and assets, in leading the community through its roles as a regulator and as a service provider. Page 4 of 16 2.5. Whilst a number of policies and initiatives have already been taken which help to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change, it is clear that to become carbon neutral we need to do more to reduce energy usage, generate local power and/or offset…

…. To achieve net carbon zero emissions we will need to reduce energy usage; generate renewable local power and/or offset by increasing carbon removal. To achieve this target an action plan has been prepared with clear and tangible measures that the Council will implement to reduce Carbon emissions which is detailed in Appendix 2. The action plan will be flexible to enable new measures to be added…

… 2011 provided for changes in the provision of energy efficiency measures to homes and businesses through the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO). Whilst the Green Deal has been relatively unsuccessful, ECO funding is being used to assist energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty. ECO is a government energy efficiency scheme to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty…

…. The Affordable Warmth element of the Government’s ECO programme delivers heating and insulation measures to low income and vulnerable households in receipt of certain benefits. ESBC is fully committed to promoting ECO and works closely with ‘Beat the Cold’ to make best use of any funding opportunities for energy efficiency 6.3.4. ESBC has a Statement of Intent (SoI) for ECO flexibility eligibility…

… which is available on our website and details our eligibility criteria for residents that are not eligible for funding through ‘affordable warmth’ to extend ECO funding to more residents to reduce fuel poverty. 6.3.5. To support energy saving/carbon reduction in residential accommodation, ESBC is actively promoting and supporting the Staffordshire Warm Homes Fund which provides funding…