Including the closely related terms street lighting, and lighting.
… local authorities achieve a wide range of other plans and ambitions. • Reduced financial costs - studies show that adaptation action is generally cheaper, and more effective over time, than the costs incurred responding to the impacts over time. For example, our street lighting project (which will deliver a 61% decrease on current energy use with the planned conversion of 64,000 street…
… lights to LED over the next 6 years) will cost £26.5million during a 25-year loan: but the total reduction in electricity and maintenance costs will save the council £90.1million over the same period. • Reduce impacts on service demand and delivery - adapting to climate change means that we can continue performing as our climate continues to change, with no breaks in service delivery…
… things differently, and early enough, may prove beneficial, additional funding will still need to be sought. Funding will need to come from a range of different sources, and there are a number of new finance models for us to explore, for example, Green Bonds and community Public Bonds. Any financial implications must be considered in the light of the ongoing difficult financial circumstances…