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North Ayrshire Council

… emissions; developing and retrofitting both domestic and non-domestic properties; eradicating fuel poverty; strengthening the green economy; and improving climate resilience of local communities and enhancing biodiversity. As a local authority we seek to make effective use of our powers in areas such as procurement, planning, housing, education and transport to help drive reductions elsewhere…

… the decarbonisation of the heat and transport networks, further economic opportunities and eradicate fuel poverty. Two additional workstreams have been included, to reflect the need for North Ayrshire to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, and to be climate ready. Therefore, the workstreams being considered in this strategy are: This document provides highlights of progress made so…

… resilience to the impacts of climate change. WORKSTREAMS WORKSTREAM 1 – AFFORDABLE WARMTH The Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Act 2019 has changed the definition of fuel poverty. The Act defines a household to be in fuel poverty if more than 10% of its net income (after housing costs) is required to heat the home and pay for other fuel costs – with not enough money…

… left for a decent standard of living. The Act also sets a target of no more than 5% of Scottish Households in fuel poverty by 2040. The most recent Scottish House Condition Survey Local Authority Analysis report (published in February 2019) states that for 2016-18, 28% of households in North Ayrshire were suffering from fuel poverty, and although this is great improvement on the previous…

… ESCCS period, there is room for more to be done. Fuel poverty occurs through a combination of poor energy efficiency of households, high fuel costs and low household income. We continue to invest in energy efficiency measures for housing, raising awareness of fuel switching support and income maximisation. ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR North Ayrshire Council has successfully installed two large-scale…