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Newport City Council

… to be generated from renewable sources by 2030. In order to help achieve this goal, local authorities are being supported to identify potential sites within their estates for grid scale renewable energy installation and the council is engaging fully with this. Due to their potential scale, ground-mounted solar PV installations have the ability to significantly reduce the council’s overall emissions…

… compared to 1990 levels by 2050 As above, brought into UK law. Amended in June 2019 to net carbon neutral by 2050. UK Act, brought into Welsh law, amendment to 95% reduction planned Welsh Government Ambitions 70% electricity consumption from Welsh renewable energy sources by 2030 Public sector to be carbon neutral by 2030 Kyoto Protocol 1997 Paris Climate…

…. The organisation already purchases 100 per cent renewable electricity and, as laid out below, is considering options to reduce usage and generate more of its own electricity, as well as using renewable energy to power its vehicles. The council is guided by the ambition from the Welsh Government for the Welsh public sector to be net carbon neutral by 2030 and is working within the context…

… in the shortest possible timeframe Make our buildings more energy efficient and improve user comfort Reduce our total energy demand and dependance on imported energy through the use of on-site renewable energy generation Reduce our business travel, fuel consumption and transisition our fleet to electric or alternatively fuelled vehicles Where opportunities arise, engage with and support external…

… and detailed feasibility is required, the council will endeavour to maximise the potential for solar PV installations across the estate, both on new and existing buildings as it works towards the maximising the proportion of consumed electricity from its own renewable electricity generation. The Welsh Government has set out the ambition for 70 per cent of the electricity consumed in Wales…