Including 8 closely related terms such as solar, solar panel, and solar panels.
… and 2019/20, bringing the total down to 13,003 tCO2e. Successes include changing 90% of street lighting to LED lamps so far, insulating buildings and installing PV solar panels. Under both Carbon Management Plans we measured our carbon emissions from buildings, street lighting, waste generated by the council, council fleet and staff business travel. By today all local authorities must follow…
…, but substantial financial investment is needed in some areas, such as solar farms, in order to bring this figure down to zero and beyond. Planned projects - Ambition Activity Timetable Projected costs £ tCO2e savings – whole life cycle 7.1 Aim for long term benefits when planning building work or renovating buildings Drawing up a policy which will give guidance on the minimum technical…
… costs or savings Further work needed to measure carbon savings 7.4 Increase our carbon ‘credit’ by creating solar farms to create energy that the council can use or sell Further investigate the sites already identified for potential solar farms, and draw up business plans based on the best carbon and financial benefits. Medium term Range from 2,400 – 18,956,000 Year 1 effect…
… = 377 – 10,201 7.5 Reduce our carbon emissions by expanding our use of PV to generate renewable energy Expand our current programme for installing PV systems (or solar panels) to more of the council’s assets. We will draw up business plans per asset but they may include offices, schools, care homes, leisure centres and car parks. Medium term 1,862,000 7,234 7.6 Use Passivhaus low…
… to produce our own renewable energy (e.g. solar farm) or are dependent on expanding regional or national energy networks. Planned projects - Ambition Activity Timetable Projected costs £ tCO2e savings – whole life cycle 8.1 Move away from using fossil fuel vehicles to a ULEV fleet (cars and vans) We will implement our Green Fleet Strategy, buying new vehicles when they become…