Including 7 closely related terms such as carbon economy, carbon, and carbon emissions.
… 2011 provided for changes in the provision of energy efficiency measures to homes and businesses through the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO). Whilst the Green Deal has been relatively unsuccessful, ECO funding is being used to assist energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty. ECO is a government energy efficiency scheme to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty…
… action now to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions as if we delay acting on emissions, it will only mean more radical intervention in the future at greater cost, and larger impacts on society. Taking action now can also help to achieve long-term, sustainable economic growth from a low-carbon economy. 6.4.4. East Staffordshire Borough Council is in a key position to take action on climate…
… for that support. There may also be the need to provide financial incentives to achieve reduced carbon emissions which would create a significant financial pressure for the Council. It is therefore important to lobby central government for financial assistance for climate change. 6.5.4. To determine a reasonable target to be used for a climate declaration, the current carbon baseline has been used…
…. To achieve net carbon zero emissions we will need to reduce energy usage; generate renewable local power and/or offset by increasing carbon removal. To achieve this target an action plan has been prepared with clear and tangible measures that the Council will implement to reduce Carbon emissions which is detailed in Appendix 2. The action plan will be flexible to enable new measures to be added…
…. 6.6.3. The measures included in the action plan have been broken down into two sections- the first section details actions that will be taken to reduce carbon emissions from our own activities to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 and the second section details the actions that will help secure a reduction in the borough’s emissions by 2040. 6.6.4. The foundation of the action plan…