Including 7 closely related terms such as renewable electricity, renewable, and renewable energy.
… and running costs. Updating Gas Boilers - investment in cleaner, cheaper heating We have made significant investment to replace inefficient gas boilers with high efficiency ones. We are developing a medium-term plan to replace all boilers with renewable energy alternatives. This work goes hand in hand with ongoing projects to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, included as part…
… WILL DO IN THE FUTURE: Housing is key to how we develop a greener economy. Populo Living, our wholly owned housing company, allows us be ambitious in our targets and efforts. In the future our innovation will continue to explore new ideas, such as the ‘Big Green Loft’ pilot, and we’ll be accelerating ambitious retrofitting projects and exploring the potential of installing renewable energy sources…
…, introducing an emissions based parking scheme, to decarbonising all our Council buildings switching all our street lights to 100 percent renewable electricity, planting more trees, and transitioning our vehicle fleet to fully electric, we are making progress. Our approach to climate emergency is becoming ever more visible in Newham, and its impact will be felt for generations to come. As we…
… the Council’s Pensions Fund, with another £200m of assets moved to more socially responsible funds, meaning that by over 99.5 per cent of the Fund will be decarbonised 4. BUILDINGS Decarbonising our Council buildings following the successfully bid for a £2.7m grant through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme 5. LIGHTING Switching to 100 per cent renewable electricity for all Council…
… buildings by the end of the financial year 2024- 25. This equates to a reduction of 13,504 tonnes of CO2, and a decrease of approximately 73 per cent since 2014-15. Part of this approach includes moving to 100 per cent renewable electricity for Council operated buildings, including corporate offices, libraries and community centres, streetlight and communal lighting in council owned blocks. Based…