Including 8 closely related terms such as low carbon technology, low carbon technologies, and low carbon.
… be a hierarchical approach to their management which seeks to eliminate them as far as possible, followed by carbon and energy reduction and then by substitution measures such as low-carbon alternatives like renewable energy. Compensation measures are then the final step once other options have been exhausted. These principles are best outlined in the IEMA Greenhouse Gas Management Hierarchy (updated 2020…
… • Optimise approaches (e.g. technology and digital as enablers) SUBSTITUTE • Adopt renewables/low carbon technologies (on site, transport, etc) • Reduce carbon (GHG) intensity of energy use and of energy purchased • Purchase inputs and services with lower embodied/ embedded emissions COMPENSATE • Compensate ‘unavoidable’ residual emissions (removals, offsets etc) • Investigate land management…
… • Identify strategic sites for biodiversity net gain and carbon offsetting initiatives • Strengthen and enhance existing ecological networks to build resilience to climate change • Ensure spatial planning plays a key role in the transition to a low-carbon society Focus 3: Climate Change Adaptation Adaptation: Adjustments to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts…
… understanding of current embodied carbon levels within new developments and work with the industry to identify low carbon alternatives and where offsetting options may need to be developed Energy/Renewables Taken as a whole across the different sectors, energy consumption is the largest source of emissions across the area. Whether through the heating of private or public sector property or through…
… STRATEGY Agriculture/Food Agriculture is one of the dominant industries across the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership area. The Agri-Food industry as a whole plays a major role in the region’s economy and the development of a South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone at Holbeach aims to promote innovation within the sector including areas such as low carbon technology. The sector has…