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London Borough of Harrow

… Emissions (TCO2e) Source: SCATTER Emissions Tool (https://scattercities.com) Total Scope 2 Emissions 204,555 equipment and adopting better energy usage habits; secondly, by switching to renewable energy suppliers that invest in new renewable generation capacity nationally; and thirdly by meeting more of our electricity demand locally from renewable sources such as solar. 3.21…

… of NHS treatment and free up funding to be spent on additional low carbon measures including home energy efficiency measures and local renewable generation, in turn positively impacting issues such as fuel poverty. Similarly, reducing waste and growing a local green economy in repair and re-use of goods would result in more wealth being retained in the borough and create new local opportunities…

…) and then taking actions to balance out the remaining carbon emissions that are attributable to the organisation or area. This balancing exercise is achieved by (i) absorbing, or sequestering, CO2 from the atmosphere and / or (ii) investing in initiatives which result in an equivalent reduction of carbon emissions elsewhere (typically this takes the form of funding additional renewable energy generation…

… solutions, whilst maximising energy efficiency and conservation measures. This includes helping to ensure the borough’s long term access to secure and affordable energy supplies through an increase in local energy generation. Zero Emission Transport This theme aims to move towards decarbonisation of public and private transport, maximising the use of active and public transport options…

… electricity is generated from a mix of sources. Whilst the share of renewable generation is increasing, principally as a result of large scale wind installations, the national grid is not yet decarbonised and still relies for a significant proportion of its generation capacity upon fossil fuels, now mainly produced by gas turbines. People in Harrow can nevertheless reduce their amount of electricity…