Including 8 closely related terms such as low carbon, carbon, and low carbon energy.
… and Internal Policy Page 18 Topic 2: Energy Demand Reduction Page 29 Topic 3: Increase Low Carbon Energy Supply Page 38 Topic 4: Natural Capital Page 48 Topic 5: Reduce Borough-wide Emissions/External Policy Page 54 6. Summary of Measures Page 73 2 Introduction and Context Broader Environmental Strategy 1) Target Cheshire East Council to be carbon neutral by 2025 2) Work to encourage all…
… will offer many co-benefits. These include: Health improvements – Due to cleaner air, warmer homes, more exercise and better mental health. Quality of Place – Less traffic congestion, job creation in the low-carbon sector, operational cost savings via increased energy efficiency and waste reduction Green Infrastructure1 – investments in natural solutions to climate change (i.e. tree planting…
… 1, 2 emissions plus Scope 3 and waste treatment only. iii. The scope and boundary of offsetting – Local (in-borough) voluntary standards may exist such as the UK’s Woodland Carbon Code, however there are none in CE at present and the current nature, extent, cost of offsets needs to be determined. iv. The cost of offsetting vs other low carbon investments – Very diverse range of cost…
… related actions that the council can take to use less energy and fuel, and improve efficiency. Stronger influence Direct Control Medium influence Stronger influence Direct Control Weaker Influence Medium influence More C o u n c il I n fl u e n c e Less 3. Increase Low Carbon Energy Supply Alongside a reduction in energy demand, it is necessary to improve the supply of energy…
… within appraisal criteria. For example, the absence of a robust carbon assessment criteria led to the value engineering out of low carbon investment (EV charging) at Tatton Park. b. Introduce carbon pricing or more rigorous carbon consideration into capital investment decisions £20,000 cost to develop and then an additional £5,000 per annum.3 Review current investment…