Including 6 closely related terms such as lower carbon, carbon, and lower carbon.
… ............................................................ 16 5.1.1 Energy efficiency ........................................................................................... 16 5.1.2 Electrification and decarbonisation ................................................................. 18 5.1.3 Low-carbon electricity generation ................................................................... 18 5.1.4 Electric vehicles (EVs) and other decarbonised…
… needs. As part of its own net zero carbon strategy and that of the wider district, the Council could consider setting up a community energy scheme to sell surplus electricity to third parties such as households and businesses within the district, or even the Leisure Centres. This may generate some revenue, as well as contributing to lower carbon emissions. Note that previous government…
… building programme. This reinforces why decarbonising heating and vehicle use is now, or is becoming, a low- carbon option, as many combustion-based technologies have limited scope or feasibility for decarbonisation, especially over the short term. 3.8 Emissions forecast: “business-as-usual” The chart below shows a projection of DDDC’s business-as-usual emissions, assuming no radical changes…
…) and switching to more efficient or less polluting energy sources (for instance, replacing diesel vehicles with electric equivalents). More radical options might include projects such as building stock replacement. The key options available to DDDC are explored in Sections 0 and 0. 2. Low-carbon generation Options such as solar PV, wind turbines and biomass boilers to replace higher-carbon intensity…
… energy sources with low-carbon or renewable equivalents. While these can greatly reduce emissions, they can be restricted by land and space availability as well as planning and cost constraints. The options available to DDDC are discussed in Section 0. 3. Carbon sequestration This entails ‘sucking up’ carbon from the atmosphere and storing it. A typical example is tree- planting: trees absorb…