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Wiltshire Council

… demand through a green electricity tariff. These are underpinned by an overarching drive to increase efficiency and reduce overall energy demand. 2 The Carbon Neutral Council Plan, page 4-5, explains the council’s operational emissions and scopes 3 Wiltshire Council Carbon Emissions Baseline and Reduction Pathways, Anthesis 2022a https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/media/9879…

… implementation steps that will be necessary and puts this into context of where we are in relation to the long term goals (pathways to carbon neutral). Summary of Key Areas of Opportunity in 2025 Key areas of opportunity for the coming year will be: • To support residents in improving energy efficiency of their homes, which can also help with comfort and bills through retrofit programmes and support…

… on reducing emissions from council buildings and fleet, embedding climate considerations into council processes, understanding and reducing Scope emissions by working with council suppliers, and reviewing the councils Climate Adaptation Plan. The ‘Pathways report’3 informs interim targets and actions. Due to the actions undertaken, council emissions continue to decrease, and the same ‘areas…

… is buildings. The council has identified 2 main pathways to reducing carbon emissions from its buildings. These are: • To reduce direct Scope 1 emissions from burning fossil fuels such as gas and oil at our sites by switching heating fuels to electricity or biomass. • To eliminate all scope 2 carbon emissions from electricity use by generating on site renewable energy and by purchasing the remaining…

… to 250t CO2e by 2030, and this is offset). Interim annual targets, as per Anthesis pathway. C5 Renewable energy generated on the council estate (kWh) To generate a minimum of 20% of the total operational estate electricity use from renewable site-based assets. C7 Tonnes CO2e saved through energy efficiency and renewable energy projects on the council estate (reduction compared to annual…