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Worcester City Council

… buildings within the Council’s ownership or used by the Council as energy efficient as possible, investigating the costs and viability of carbon neutrality for each building • Assess all Council owned buildings, including those leased to others, to identify potential projects • Make Energy Performance Certificate ratings publically available • Investigate, trial and adopt where possible new…

…% of commercial building Energy Performance Certificates are a D rating or below Commercial and Industrial buildings 76ktCO2e (17%) Return to ‘Finding your way’ page Carbon Neutral Worcester Worcester City Council's Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2020 Commercial and Industrial Buildings We have already: • Promoted the existing European Regional Development Fund projects run…

… • Number and usage of electric vehicle chargepoints • Walking and cycling rates and reported safety of walking and cycling around the city • Number of residents receiving funding towards energy efficiency measures (through the Green Homes Grant scheme, ECO or ECO flex) • Percentage of homes with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E, F or G • Percentage of non domestic premises with EPC…

… of a changing climate Aim: To reduce the consumption of resources Return to ‘Finding your way’ page What does a carbon neutral City Council look like? Worcester’s zero emission refuse trucks whizz round the city with all council vehicles now electric or hybrid options. Building heating requirements are reduced through improved energy efficiency, and green gas is purchased for the remaining use…

… already: • Committed to purchasing renewable electricity from April 2020 for all buildings and operations • Installed a solar photovoltaic (PV) array on the top deck of St Martin’s Gate car park • Completed a variety of energy efficiency measures in the Guildhall including energy efficient lighting and insulation Return to ‘Finding your way’ page Carbon Neutral City Council Worcester City…