Including the closely related terms building retrofit, and housing retrofit.
… to drive forward our ambition for a net zero carbon borough. After ten years of austerity, councils such as ours have little spare resources and we must get the support we need. Our housing retrofit programme alone demands funding which we can’t raise. We need decarbonised electricity generation to stand any chance of meeting our commitments, which is only something central government can do…
… the perils of climate change is to build a clean and green borough that leaves none of our residents behind. The availability and use of clean, affordable energy for our residents is central to this. We will need to build infrastructure, retrofit energy inefficient homes, increase access to fair energy tariffs and build low carbon energy networks. We need to make sustainable transport accessible…
…. According to the GLA’s Zero Carbon Pathways Tool, even in the best case scenario (high electrification of heat, maximum levels of building retrofit and the national electricity grid decarbonising to achieve the 2 degrees target), there would still be residual emissions of around 285,000 tonnes per annum (see graph below) by 2030. Based on the average sequestration of Islington’s tree stock…
…’ Network (LEDNet) and the Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) issued a joint statement that identified six areas for collaboration, which align strongly with our priorities: Residential buildings, Commercial & Industrial buildings and Infrastructure • Retrofit all domestic and non- domestic buildings to an average level of EPC B (2020–2030) Transport • Halve road journeys made…
… into the meter. This is usually the most expensive way to buy electricity. Retrofit: Making physical amendments to existing buildings to make them more energy efficient, including replacing heating systems and installing insulation and solar panels. RHI: Renewable Heat Incentive. A government scheme that subsidises the installation of domestic and commercial heat pumps. Scope 1 Emissions: Direct…