… residual emissions will have to be off-set (absorbed) through tree planting. Corporate Building Stock (47% of emissions) How to reduce emissions To reduce emissions, we need to reduce the demand we make for energy from the national grid. In terms of the buildings themselves, this would include: • insulating the walls and roofs and replacing windows • installing low-carbon forms of heating…
… is generally limited to regular maintenance and does not allow for the type of long-term investments which are required to reduce emissions. How to reduce emissions To reduce emissions, we need to reduce the demand we make for energy from the national grid. In terms of the buildings themselves, this would include: • insulating the walls and roofs and replacing windows • installing low-carbon…
… that will be standing in 2050, are already built, so whilst we do need to address the standard of new builds, our greatest effort should be on the existing stock. How to reduce emissions To reduce emissions, we need to reduce the demand made for power and heat from the national grid. In terms of the buildings themselves, this would mean: • insulating the walls and roofs and replacing windows • installing…
… with insulating their premises or transitioning their fleet to EV. Establishing a ‘Green Business Network’ enables existing businesses to showcase their low- carbon approaches and an award scheme would give them recognition and publicity, as well as encouraging peer to peer support. A programme of training targeted at businesses to help them understand how to decarbonise is needed, along…
… population ages, this will become an even larger demographic. Whilst retrofitting homes to make them more energy efficient is vital to reduce their carbon footprint, this can also make homes more prone to overheating. There is a danger that well- insulated homes that require less heat, will instead start to increase their demand for energy through cooling, provided by air-conditioning machines…