Including 8 closely related terms such as electricity consumption, energy use, and energy use.
…. Decarbonisation To reduce the amount of carbon from a process, product, activity, service etc. Energy Efficiency Reducing the amount of energy used through better more efficient use of a product or service EPC Rating An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) provides an energy efficiency rating for a building, from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient). An EPC also provides information of the most…
… been made to date, making further progress will require a significantly increased programme of action including the transition to using cleaner forms of energy – replacing the use of fossil fuels; improving energy efficiency across all Council functions; investing in clean energy supply; and balancing our carbon emissions through investing in a variety of accredited environmental…
…. These substantial reductions were achieved through a range of measures including the use of solar energy on assets, the Light- Emitting Diode (LED) street lighting programme and enabling schools to invest in energy efficiency projects. Carbon budget analysis The chart and table show the progress the Council made in the last Carbon Management Plan. It also highlights the Council’s…
… or continued. Improving monitoring methods and procedures for other sources of emissions, predominantly those defined in Scope 3, will continue over the initial reporting period. The table below summarises which sources for emissions are in scope for this plan. Scope One Scope 2 Scope 3 Gas and Oil Consumption Electric Consumption (Grid) Business Travel Purchased Heat…
… emissions measured. The remaining emissions are largely electricity consumption (38 per cent) and emissions associated with the collection and treatment of waste from the borough (14 per cent). The remaining 8 per cent are residual emissions split up from a variety of sources. Source Scope 1 t/CO2e Scope 2 t/CO2e Scope 3 t/CO2e Total t/CO2e Percentage of Total Electric…