Including 4 closely related terms such as renewable energy, renewable, and renewable sources.
… Decarbonisation Scheme. Some of these are already being done: · The new Civic Centre which is jointly occupied by the NHS, SDC and the Police, was built to be a sustainable and energy efficient building · The Civic Centre for example has a combined heat and power (CHP) plant and sources its electrical energy supply from renewable sources. There are a range of other things that can be explored including…
…] · Residents/District – inform private landlords and homeowners on grants/offers to improve energy efficiency, enforcement of MEES regulation · Green Economy/Working with businesses – explore potential benefits if business invests in energy saving measures/renewable energy/green certification/carbon foot-printing e.g. business rate discounts · Try to influence partners to ensure major investments (e.g…
… council vehicles make up 34% of our carbon footprint, so contribute a significant proportion of overall emissions. We have recently renewed our contracted vehicle fleet so can’t change these to electric or seek to change that of our main contractors due to the length of existing contracts and because of the local government changes in 2023. However, there are a range of other things that can be done…
…:[footnoteRef:12] [12: Subject to assessing deliverability before local government reorganisation is implemented in 2023] · Move away from fossil fuel energy sources – procure all electricity for the Councils other buildings from a renewables tariff · Carry out energy audits of all built assets to understand existing building fabric, services, and energy use and include this information in the new asset…
… electricity use in Council buildings – LED lighting & improved controls (e.g. daylight and occupancy sensing), BMS controls for HVAC, replace office equipment with more efficient versions (but noting that replacement can actually create more carbon emissions through embodied carbon), independent power generation using renewables e.g. solar PV panels. · Solar powered streetlights in car parks…