Including the closely related terms streetlights, street lighting, and lighting.
…; • Electricity use in street lighting; • Fuel use in fleet transport and hire vehicles; • Miles travelled by staff in their own vehicles on Council business; and • Miles travelled by staff using rail and air travel on Council business. 2.3 Not included were carbon emissions from waste and water use. This was due to issues with data collation. However, action was still taken to reduce emissions from…
… these sectors. 2.4 The target set was exceeded with a reduction of 36% achieved by 2016. Projects that contributed to this reduction included: • Solar PV array fitted to the Huyton Municipal Annex; • Energy efficiency projects in buildings; • LED lighting in Huyton Multi-storey car park; • Fleet fuel management plan; • Staff Travel Plan; • Street lighting replacement; • Smarter Driver Training; • Staff…
… is currently being calculated, however data has been collated for 2018/19. This showed that a 59% reduction in carbon emissions has now been achieved since 2009/10. 2.7 Data from 2018/19 shows that the majority (72%) of Council emissions are from electricity and gas use, with 16% from street-lighting and 12% from the Council’s vehicle fleet and staff travel. Progress to date in reducing carbon…
… and business case approval to support the Council to reduce carbon emissions as far as possible by 2040 and then use offsetting to achieve the net zero target. 3.5 The Action Plan outlines a number of actions under the following themes: (1) Green spaces for carbon offsetting and climate resilience; (2) Reducing carbon emissions from street lighting; (3) Reducing carbon emissions from fleet…
… emissions through communication and staff behaviour change; and (10) Embedding carbon reduction and climate action across the Council’s plans, policies and services. 3.6 Significant actions include: • A £5m scheme to replace almost 20,000 streetlights with low energy LED lighting; • Planting over 3,000 trees with an investment of £1.4m from the Urban Tree Challenge Fund…