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Falkirk Council

… footprint for 2013/14 onwards will be significantly higher than emissions reported publicly in previous years. The new plan’s scope can be outlined as follows: Buildings Electricity, gas, oil, renewable energy generation and water consumption in Council operational buildings. Transport Council fleet travel, staff travel in Council owned vehicles, in their own vehicles and by public…

… Government announced the launch of a new Public Sector Energy Efficiency Initiative. Under this initiative, £20 million in new funding was provided over 2004/05 and 2005/06 to implement energy efficiency and, from 2008, renewable energy measures, to reduce carbon emissions across the public sector in Scotland. The scheme applies to all Scottish local authorities and health boards as well…

… requirement from renewable sources by 2020. With the array of projects developed to date, Falkirk Council is unlikely to meet these targets. In line with other public bodies and guidance at the time, our previous plans set very ambitious targets in an attempt to align with and contribute to these national targets. Unfortunately our efforts at reducing CO2 were outstripped by continued growth…

… the National Grid are gradually decreasing, reflecting a rising proportion of renewable energy in the national energy mix. Scenario 3: Decrease in Carbon Emissions. Unit costs rise. This might be attained through a combination of the measures outlined in scenario 2, plus a number of low cost/ no cost operational changes e.g.  Rationalising hours of building operation, maximisation…

… efforts at cutting CO2 emissions through a stream of projects, has been overtaken by our continued increase in energy and resource consumption. 4.1 BUILDINGS Energy in buildings –since Falkirk Council started tracking its energy and carbon emissions eight years ago, the amount of energy used by buildings annually has grown steadily by around 3% each year. The total amount of CO2…