Including 12 closely related terms such as energy use, energy use, and energy demand.
… building design standards adopted • Virtual meetings policy as preference to travel • Encourage and enable effective home working • Increase staff use of active and zero-carbon travel options, particularly e-bikes Energy efficient • Rigorous building energy management practice introduced • Streetlighting conversion to LED • Purchasing standards introduced to reduce energy demand from…
… carbon by 2030 Our commitment As your council we are leading the way and are committed to be carbon neutral by 2030 for our major operational footprint. 500 Fleet vehicles, including the fire service 60,000 Streetlights, illuminated signs and traffic signals Staff business mileage Energy use in around 140 buildings that the council occupies Resilience The council, residents…
… rely on us to pave the way through research and development partnerships that unlock new opportunities. Everyone can expect us to achieve real carbon emissions reductions: offsetting is an option of last resort. Take action now Our actions embody an ‘energy hierarchy’ approach to ensure best value and reduce demand. Generate Design in energy saving from the outset • New best practice…
… values. Maintained schools are responsible for their operations and energy and maintenance budgets, but often lack the resources and capacity to reduce energy costs and carbon. Parents, teachers and pupils can rely on us to support them to address this challenge. We want schools to be able to set and deliver against their own climate action targets, and to act as ambassadors…
… in their communities. We will act to ensure: • Schools have support to take action on energy efficiency • Schools have access to the educational materials needed to engage pupils • Promote a policy that newly approved schools are built to net-zero standards • Innovative business models support all schools to generate and store their own energy • Our services to schools and pupils operate at low carbon…