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Ipswich Borough Council

… Estimate Timescale Heating to be from low carbon and/or renewable heating sources a) Council Buildings - Explore options for alternative heating methods, including, but not limited to, air or ground source heating, Hydrogen fuel cells b) Social Housing - Investigate the requirements for installation of low carbon sources of heating (air/ground/water source heat pumps), using council owned…

… different human activities such as burning fossil fuels (e.g. gas, coal and oil) intensified agriculture, polluting industrial processes and the clearance of vegetation. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) trap heat in the atmosphere which would otherwise escape into space. Although this is a global issue, urgent efforts must be made by the council along with the town’s residents…

…: These are the Indirect Emissions resulting from the generation of purchased energy for electricity, heating and cooling. Emissions are created during the production of the energy which is eventually used by the organisation. Scope 3: These are all other Indirect Emissions from activities of the organisation, occurring from sources not owned or controlled. In this GHG report these cover emissions associated…

…: • 47% has been calculated to be attributable to Scope 1 emissions arising from natural gas used for the heating of Council operated buildings. • Grid electricity use accounts for 37% of emissions (and includes the Scope 2 electricity use in buildings, as well as the electric vehicle charging points at Grafton House and Gipping House and the associated Scope 3 T&D emissions). • Fleet…

… place on site. Objectives Through continuing our programme of retrofit projects to improve the energy performance of our buildings we will need to:- • Heat our buildings with low carbon and/or renewable heating and change our behaviours towards energy consumption • Monitor and manage energy efficiency standards and improvements • Increase the adoption of energy efficiency…