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South Gloucestershire Council

… Almost all domestic properties to be insulated to at least an Energy Performance Certificate band of C (this is an energy efficiency rating for homes) reducing emissions up to 44%, y All non-domestic properties to reduce their energy consumption by 10%. Electricity supply is decarbonised at a national level much faster than current predictions. y In 2019 the direct carbon emissions produced…

…. Emissions from domestic properties contribute 342,000tCO2e from 115,000 dwellings. Energy consumption from non-domestic properties contributes around 308,500tCO2e from 5,750 buildings. Energy consumption from the agricultural sector emits around 15,000tCO2e. This doesn't account for all agricultural emissions. 64% 98.8% 1.2% 15% 6% 7% 8% Total 1048,900 tonnes CO₂e Dome stic Non-domestic…

… the way we locate and access services, y Buying less, y Making all new developments zero carbon and locating them in low impact locations, y Investing in the green economy by for example retrofitting buildings for high energy efficiency standards and increasing renewable energy. 7 CLIMATE EMERGENCY STRATEGY www.southglos.gov.uk/climatechange Getting ready for the local impacts…

…. As part of monitoring progress against our aims we will annually report the following indicators in our Quality of Life Report: y Carbon dioxide emissions from the local authority area y The proportion of South Gloucestershire’s total local energy demand generated from renewable energy installations located within South Gloucestershire The following sources of data are already used: y Carbon…

… Renewable energy generation - a renewable energy annual progress report is produced which calculates the renewable energy capacity installed in South Gloucestershire and the amount of energy generated. This is compared with the current total local energy demand for South Gloucestershire (which includes energy demand from power, heat and transport) to give a proportional figure. Funding and finance…