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… of a Decarbonisation Plan is to describe how the City of Lincoln Council intends to replace fossil fuel reliant systems with low carbon alternatives (e.g. Electric Vehicles, renewable energy). To meet the challenge of net zero, the Council will need to decarbonise its buildings and transport over the next 10 years. The Plan describes the current state of the Council’s energy use and its plans for reducing…

… buildings, as well as the services that the Council provides such as managing parks and open spaces or waste collection. We recognise that some elements of our emissions are not solely in our direct control and/or will require additional support to achieve, e.g. the availability of low carbon technology and decarbonisation of the power grid. We understand that the council’s direct CO2e emissions made…

… efficiency throughout its buildings. Low carbon electricity will also play a key area in decarbonising other areas such as heating and transport, placing pressure on supply. 34% Heat Decarbonising space and water heating (and cooling) in CoLC’s buildings will be part of a wider transition away from a national heating system based on a standardised gas grid. It is very early in this transition…

… that have a warming effect e.g. volcanic eruptions) must be addressed by mankind’s next evolution to a new low carbon age. Reviewed and updated July 2023 by Kate Bell City of Lincoln Council’s Climate and Environmental Emergency Declaration On the 23rd of July 2019 CoLC’s Full Council unanimously resolved that, This Council;  Acknowledge the reality of the climate…

… to reduce due to a significant increase in gas consumption at the Council’s Crematorium between 2018/19 and 2019/20. In 2022 the Council’s 50 year old Crematorium underwent a refurbishment, installing new low carbon cremators and a range of energy efficiency measures which have significantly reduced the council’s overall CO2e emissions. 1 Environmental Reporting Guidelines…