Including 8 closely related terms such as heating, heating control, and heating.
… of sustainable construction, resource efficiency, on-site renewable or low carbon energy generation. • Incorporate our net zero reduction goals into existing contracts and incorporate a requirement to reduce emissions to every new large Council contract. Reduce heat loss through insulation and heat recovery Improve heating controls Low carbon or electric heat sources Smart appliances Generate…
… will bring substantial efficiencies and benefits to the local and global environment. We hope that local people, businesses and organisations will work with us to find ways to reduce their impact on the environment, whether that is how we all travel; how we heat our homes; what food we choose to eat; or how we deal with our waste. As a Council we will do all we can to support our community to take…
… of permanent Arctic sea ice by volume has melted since 1979. The main risks from climate change include extreme heat, flooding, sea level rise, effects on food and water supplies, and associated economic and migratory impacts. These are already occurring. For example Met Office scientists found that the probability of extreme weather such as the UK winter floods in 2013/14 has increased due to climate…
… to higher malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especially in the tropics; substantially exacerbated water scarcity in many regions; increased frequency of high-intensity tropical cyclones; and irreversible loss of biodiversity, including coral reef systems”. The UK Commitment In the UK, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC…
…. It includes investments in electricity generation (renewables, nuclear, carbon capture and storage) transmission and distribution networks; smart grids (with storage); heat delivery (electric heat pumps, district heating networks or possibly hydrogen-fuelled boilers) to energy-efficient buildings; electric vehicles, using batteries or hydrogen fuel cells, with the associated recharging and refuelling…