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Flintshire County Council

… carbon and renewable energy systems in over 50 of the Council’s buildings including offices, schools and leisure centres. Technologies include solar PV, solar thermal, wind turbines, heat pumps, biomass boilers and combined heat and power. - Non domestic energy generation systems met approximately 10% of the Council’s energy demand in 2018-19. - Investment in innovative technologies…

…, communities and businesses. Some of our communities face challenges that we can help to ease by reducing fuel poverty, promoting green spaces for wellbeing, and developing green skills and job opportunities. Flintshire County Council has invested in energy reduction measures and renewable energy schemes for a number of years, and this strategy sets the scene for our future aspirations in tackling…

… amounts of carbon dioxide – often seen as CO2e. 2.6 As we are already experiencing the effects of climate change it is important that we look proactively to adapt to these impacts by adopting future thinking. This applies to the design and materials used in buildings, flood investigation and mitigation, renewable energy generation, access to green spaces and protection of the natural environment…

… efficiency measures across its assets, and leading the way with renewable energy schemes such as solar and methane capture. 5.2 The Council now identifies that this strategy needs to be widened to encompass all carbon emissions from the Council’s assets and services and has therefore committed to become net zero carbon by 2030. This will look to decarbonise Council operations and promote…

… for 2019/20 saw a 1% reduction on the 2018/19 baseline. The total carbon emissions for 2020/21 saw a 17% reduction on the 2018/19 baseline. This is further to the reductions already made within the former carbon reduction strategy 2009 – 2021. 11 Note this data has a high level of inaccuracy due to the calculation methodology used “Even though we have renewable energy sources most…