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… energy efficiency, low carbon heating and renewable energy generation options for Council owned sheltered housing. Consultancy survey of Queens Court, Oak Tree Court, Quaker Close and St. Cuthbert’s Green, Thornborough Hall and Noel’s Court to report on and cost options and priorites for investment to reduce carbon emissions. Mar-22 Facilities Management Officer Could…

… and from decomposing waste in landfill. Greenhouse gases are commonly referred to as carbon emissions. They are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, CO2(e). One tonne of CO2(e) can be visualised as a cube that is about the height of a three storey building. Reducing carbon emissions from human activity to net zero is the internationally recognised way to slow down or stop climate change…

… in capturing and storing carbon dioxide. The generation of renewable energy, such as from solar photovoltaics (PV) or wind turbines can also help to offset some of the carbon emissions, where the amount generated locally exceeds the amount consumed locally. By working to reduce carbon emissions, we can help achieve the reduction in global carbon emissions that is needed to keep the global temperature…

… commitments (see Figure 2.1) which together with other appropriate projects and activities, have been brought together in this Action Plan. Since the Council declared a climate emergency, momentum for taking action has built. For example, by the end of June 2021, the Government will have set in law a UK target to reduce carbon emissions by 78% from their 1990 levels by 2035, and later in 2021…

… to reduce carbon emissions is, and what the costs of doing so will be b) the solutions to and costs of reducing carbon emissions is a rapidly evolving area. This brings with it significant risks of getting ‘locked in’ to costly solutions which may not deliver all the emissions reductions needed in some areas if commitments are made now to action that will not take place for a few years c) the plan…