… 8,523 7,202 3,931 (estimated) 19,656 (estimated) Council Scope 1 emissions are from the direct burning of fuel (gas in buildings, diesel in vehicles), Scope 2 emissions are indirect, from the generation of the electricity we buy, and Scope 3 emissions are caused outside our boundary by our activities (staff travel, waste disposal and items we procure). This is illustrated at Fig.1…
… will be reducing the amount of electricity used through rationalising our building stock and making the buildings we retain as energy efficient as possible. Householders and businesses in the wider BCP area can follow suit with encouragement and grant-funded assistance wherever possible to reduce electricity use and switch to electricity from renewable sources. BCP Council will: Procure all Council…
…, after reviewing their energy efficiency, or redevelop sites to build new carbon neutral homes Implement new accommodation strategy Investigate procurement of zero-carbon green gas for Council buildings Install energy saving measures in retained Council buildings Install renewable energy measures in retained Council buildings Install water saving measures in retained Council…
…) to fund climate change measures Identify suitable areas for large-scale renewable energy in the Local Plan Investigate and promote installation of PV on all viable properties Consider identifying and procuring land suitable for tree planting schemes and other mitigation measures Seek to develop incentives for brown field sites awaiting development to be used as temporary SUDS…
… and carbon capture sites Explore greater use of natural burial over cremation, procuring additional space for natural burial, to be used as tree planting sites following burial Consider a review of culverted, piped and covered surface water drains, possibly breaking them open as vegetated SUDS Encourage minimising the use of sealed and non-porous surfaces on all new infrastructure…