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Stevenage Borough Council

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… of renewable energy supply •Identify the opportunity for local renewable energy generation. •Test a Combined Heat & Power Station as part of any new swimming pool development. •With Affinity Water & HCC, support thier move to zero carbon, and reductions in water usage and leaks. 10…

renewable energy, and increasing waste recycling. There are different estimates of how fast the UK should reduce greenhouse gas emissions if it’s to do its fair share in combatting climate change, ranging from around 7% to over 25% per year. Researchers at the Tyndall Centre in Manchester University say that Stevenage should reduce emissions by at least 13% per year. Housing Only 44% of homes…

… poverty. There also needs to be a switch from gas central heating, which is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, to eco-heating or electric (renewably sourced), which does not burn fossil fuels. There are only 15 government funded eco-heating systems in the Stevenage area, yet the UK needs to fit around 1 million per year. A fair share for Stevenage would be fitting 1,387 eco-heating…

… Council declared a climate emergency, reaffirming commitment to this cause. Figure 4: Stevenage’s Energy Consumption by Sectors (2017) 7 A crucial way to reduce carbon emissions is to invest in and G ig a w a tt H o u rs ( G W h ) 600 128 248 415 313 switch to green, renewable energy. Although it must be stressed that many providers of green tariffs are merely500 offsetting…

…, it is still a worthwhile initial step, albeit not a long- 400 term solution . Furthe r t o this , it is critica l that the energy sector shift s fu lly awa y from the use of ga s as this is an extreme ly harmful foss il fue l, wherea s electricit y has better scope to be produce from renewable source s such a s sola r and wind . 300 Electricity…

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