Including 9 closely related terms such as energy use, energy use, and electricity usage.
… this is the decarbonisation of its buildings and fleet. In 2021/22, the Council reduced its emissions by 31.3% from the previous year, with a halving of emissions (a decrease of 52.2%) since 2017/18. The majority of these reductions in carbon emissions stems from the purchasing of zero carbon electricity as part of the Council’s energy contract with LASER. Carbon emissions from electricity usage (Scope 2 emissions…
… of the borough’s carbon emissions come from domestic energy use, meaning that supporting residents to take action to reduce energy use and move away from fossil fuels to heat and power their home is a key area to tackle. Funding from central government for Green Homes Grant has enabled work to place improving those properties that have poor energy efficiency and household incomes of under £30k. Phase 1b…
… these systems to improve efficiency and where possible look at options for decarbonising heating systems. Two new Energy Management Officer posts have been put into the team and recruitment to one of these posts completed September 2022, providing additional capacity to support this work. 40. Support to Council tenants to improve their energy efficiency and better manage their energy has been…
… to support sustainable travel, a Citizens’ Assembly on Air Quality to inform a new Air Quality Action Plan, more work to improve the energy efficiency of social housing stock, an expanded food waste trial with waste minimisation campaign, and projects to promote and protect biodiversity. To achieve this the Council will take a leadership role by stepping up on working across the borough…
… and in partnership with others via the Wandsworth Sustainability Partnership. Delivering Sustainability for All Page 2 of 20 (Paper No. 23-51) Official GLOSSARY BEIS - Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy CDP - Carbon Disclosure Project CO2e - Carbon dioxide equivalent, including carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases EPC - Energy Performance…