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… 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…
… elements – this could include reviewing potential new government funding sources for such work. · This should include exploring opportunities to reduce carbon emissions through improved energy efficiency and use of alternatives to fossil fuels, for example: · Improved insulation and ASHP’s in off-gas homes · Solar PV panels on suitable Council houses · Whether we can achieve EPC band C by 2030 through…
… to well below 2°C and preferably below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels[footnoteRef:8]. [8: The Paris Agreement | UNFCCC] The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in August 2021 only underlines the importance of acting now and showing local leadership. The COP26 UN Climate Summit to take place in Glasgow in November 2021 will consider this report…