Including the closely related terms heating, and heating.
… is buildings. The council has identified 2 main pathways to reducing carbon emissions from its buildings. These are: • To reduce direct Scope 1 emissions from burning fossil fuels such as gas and oil at our sites by switching heating fuels to electricity or biomass. • To eliminate all scope 2 carbon emissions from electricity use by generating on site renewable energy and by purchasing the remaining…
…, • renewable energy projects to improve resilience and reduce costs, • carbon reduction projects to reduce building related carbon emissions by replacing heating from fossil fuel sources with low carbon fuel sources such as electricity and biomass • financial contribution to improved energy efficiency or low carbon measures in newly built assets. The council will fully investigate mechanisms…
…, that can be fed back to the grid rather than used within buildings, providing a carbon offset opportunity. • Decarbonising heating at five additional sites. • Developing an offsetting strategy for council emissions. • Installing a second solar car park canopy at Springfield Community Campus • ‘Leisure, Culture and Communities' teams will continue to focus on understanding energy…