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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

…. Eventually up to 300 homes in the area, a mix of both privately owned and social housing properties, will benefit from the Net Zero Neighbourhood scheme. Homes will undergo ‘deep retrofit’ using cutting-edge insulation with options for solar panels and low carbon heating systems. Other measures being considered on a neighbourhood- wide scale include LED street lighting, new pocket parks, community food…

… heating) • Building refrigerants (e.g. in air conditioning units) • Council vehicles fuel consumed by owned and leased vehicles. Scope 2 emissions are those emissions the council makes indirectly, such as buying energy. Scope 2 examples: • Purchased electricity, heating & cooling for own use. Scope 3 emissions are sources of emissions that are external to the council, such as those across…

… occurred during the past four decades with the past decade (2013 – 2023) experiencing the highest temperatures since records began. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated that global warming should be limited to 1.5°C, to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Rising global temperatures have resulted in more frequent and severe droughts, storms, and heat…

… in the baseline year from April 2022 to March 2023. Scope Emissions Type Emissions (tCO2e) Percentage of Total Emissions Scope 1 Heating 4,081.53 30.9% Authority’s Fleet 2,561.00 19.4% Scope 2 Electricity 6,016.90 45.5% Transmission and Distribution Losses 550.41 4.2% Total Emissions 13,209.85 100% 10 | Dudley Council Climate Action Plan 2024-2027 Electricity 45.5% T & D Losses 4.2% Heating…

… 30.9% Authority’s Fleet 19.4% Heating Authority’s Fleet Electricity Transmission and Distribution Losses Council actions towards net zero by 2030 We have already delivered either in part or in full the following actions: • 100% green energy purchased for the council estate • 50 EV charging points to be installed across the borough by April 2024 • 23 fossil fuel…