Including 12 closely related terms such as renewable, renewable energy, and renewable energy technologies.
… • More than 60% of Dudley borough schools have a 20mph scheme in their locality with many others having traffic calming measures in place • 416 solar panels installed on the roof of Duncan Edwards Leisure Centre, saving 23 tonnes of CO2 a year • The council has committed £1million towards an Energy Development Fund to invest in renewable energy projects with a pay back of 7.5 years or less…
… tipping in the borough 4. Using low emission or electric bin lorries to improve local air quality 5. Using council buildings for renewable energy generation Broader feedback reflected the need for the Council to: • Work with partners to facilitate installation of home insulation to a high standard • Improve public transport • Campaigns to help educate and provide examples of ways to help improve…
… and minimise energy demand through fabric energy efficiency measures and then meet all residual energy demand via renewable energy technologies X Enabling Planning Dudley Council Climate Action Plan 21 | Dudley Council Climate Action Plan 2024-2027 Dudley Council Climate Action Plan Theme 6: Enabling Actions (including communications and funding) Investigate green finance options…
…, Evaluation and Reporting Funding Sources identified and/or allocated by the Council Source £1 million funding for an Energy Development Fund to invest in renewable energy projects with a 7.5 year payback or less Dudley MBC budget Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) Government funding Ongoing review of new and innovative funding sources (e.g. green bonds, crowdfunding etc) Private investment…
… baseline carbon footprint and undertake actions to reduce this footprint, including via carbon literacy training, the ‘greening’ of strategies and renewable technologies. Dudley Council cannot offset its way to net zero without first tackling energy consumption and actioning plans to reduce the Council’s carbon baseline before offsetting that which cannot be reduced eg hard to decarbonise sectors…