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Malvern Hills District Council

… to the task. The resulting plan: Destination Zero: Creating a greener and more sustainable Malvern Hills District represents the all-important first stage in our commitment to reducing carbon emissions within the district area to net zero – this being our target not only for the council’s own infrastructure and operational environment but for the district area and its communities as a whole…

… across the county by 50% - against a 2005 baseline - by 2030, with an ambition to be net zero by 2040. Tripling renewable energy generation and doubling the low carbon economy are also key measures in the plan. In May 2019, the UK Committee on Climate Change, set-up to advise the Government, called for the introduction of a net zero target for the UK by 2050. The Government agreed…

… performance regarding its obligations and makes recommendations to help the UK meet its target. According to the committee, in 2018 the UK’s carbon emissions were 44% below 1990 levels, meaning the country has met the first and second carbon budgets and is on track to meet the third. Coal now accounts for just 5% of UK electricity generation and low carbon power generation accounts for more than…

… Guarantee, ensuring from January 1 2020 homes and businesses installing solar, wind or other forms of low carbon energy generation receive payment for each unit of electricity they export • A commitment to introducing a future homes standard, meaning new build homes must be future proofed with low carbon heating and the highest standard of energy efficiency • An increase in the amount of green gas…

…% Priority 2: Encourage low carbon development and design measures to improve resilience and adaptation to climate change We need to ensure the homes we are planning now are fit for the future. This means that not only must they not add excessive amounts of carbon emissions to the atmosphere during construction, but they must be designed in ways that can protect people from excessive heat…