Including 6 closely related terms such as renewable energy, renewable, and renewable sources.
…, domestic and commercial carbon emissions have reduced in the District due to changes in vehicle fuel efficiency, domestic insulation, heating and lighting, energy efficiency improvements to industrial processes and the introduction of renewable energy. The make-up of our Carbon emissions gives us an understanding of where attention needs to be focussed to make the biggest impact. District…
… and engagement with our communities. Each of these themes has key priorities that will support the delivery of our overall objectives which follows through to our initial action plan. The key themes of the strategy are: Transport Natural Environment Resources Energy Conservation Adapting to Climate Change Built Environment Business & the Green Economy 1 2 C L I M A T E C H A N G E S T R…
… as well as ensuring that as much of that energy as possible is derived from renewable sources. Heating buildings and hot water currently accounts for nearly 25% of District wide carbon emissions. At least 65% of this heat is supplied by gas, 25% from oil and about 10% from electricity (including storage heating). Since 2005 Braintree District Council has halved its own carbon emissions from…
… Conservation Priorities IMPROVE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF EXISTING HOUSING INCREASE PROPORTION OF ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES REDUCE ENERGY USE & IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE C L I M A T E C H A N G E S T R A T E G Y 1 5 Built Environment Priorities Reducing the carbon impact of our homes and ensuring that future communities are sustainable will be a major…
… through the Environment Bill and this needs to be monitored over the months ahead to ensure speedy and effective implementation of the relevant parts of the Bill when it is passed. REDUCE WASTE, INCREASE RECYCLING REDUCE USE OF NON RENEWABLE MATERIALS CONSERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES C L I M A T E C H A N G E S T R A T E G Y 1 3 1 4 C L I M A T E C H A N G E S T R A T E G…