Including the closely related terms insulation, and insulation.
… targets for substituting fossil fuel-based processes with zero-carbon ones, such as number of journeys transitioned from car to public transport, and percentage of heating demand reduced through better insulation. Carbon balancing The only way to ensure a safe climate is to radically reduce carbon emissions from the borough’s assets and activities to as close to zero as possible…
…. 21 1. Homes, buildings and energy Background H&F’s homes account for 36% of the borough’s direct emissions. Within this, the council’s homes account for 8% of the borough’s emissions, and 83% of its own organisational emissions. The majority of these emissions from homes are from gas used for heating and hot water. Poor insulation results in high gas demand and contributes…
… to fuel poverty; cold homes cost the NHS around £1.4bn per year18. To eliminate carbon emissions, our homes must be well-insulated, and heated by renewable sources. The borough’s non-domestic buildings include 12,000 businesses, 60 schools, 2 main hospitals, 3 football stadiums, 1 prison and a large variety of retail, leisure and entertainment venues. Together, these account for 43…