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… Council’s Emission Reductions and Work to Date 3.25 Between 2012 and 2019 the Council has managed to decrease the core CO2 emissions attributable to its direct gas, fleet transport and electricity usage from 26,446 t CO2 pa (tonnes of CO2per annum) to 18,517 t CO2 pa, a fall of around 30%. 3.26 Recent savings measures have included: - A programme of large-scale solar installations…
… to the earth’s climate and associated impacts upon ecosystems. 3.6 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is reporting that global atmospheric heating over pre-industrial levels currently stands at around 1°C. This relatively low figure is because over 90% of the additional heating effect caused by human activity has so far been absorbed by the world’s oceans, along with a significant…
… Emissions (TCO2e) Source: SCATTER Emissions Tool (https://scattercities.com) Total Scope 2 Emissions 204,555 equipment and adopting better energy usage habits; secondly, by switching to renewable energy suppliers that invest in new renewable generation capacity nationally; and thirdly by meeting more of our electricity demand locally from renewable sources such as solar. 3.21…
… Plan, all major residential developments (i.e. 10 or more dwellings) are expected to achieve net zero carbon development. As a minimum there needs to be at least a 35% reduction in CO2 emissions (relative to the Building Regulations) achieved through on-site measures as part of the actual development (for example, energy efficient lights, triple glazing, low carbon heating systems, solar PV…
… panels etc), and any remaining emissions must be offset either by the developer directly using other land or through a monetary contribution payable to the Council so as to achieve net zero carbon development. Contributions are secured by way of planning obligations contained in Section 106 Agreements. 4.13 At present receipts are modest (c £24,000) due to the time-lag in between the grant…