Including the closely related terms street lighting, and lighting.
… in the Council’s own or controlled equipment or operations (e.g., buildings and street lighting). Scope 3 • Business travel (staff mileage, rail travel by Herefordshire Council staff for business purposes) and staff commuting. • Electricity, gas, burning oil and LPG consumption in buildings operated by outsourced services for waste management, highways, leisure, cultural services, education (academies…
…. Some examples of successes we have had in reducing our carbon footprint to date include: • Improved energy management • LED street lighting • LED office lighting • Sensor controls • Behaviour changes • Hybrid/electric pool cars • Active travel initiatives • Solar PV projects 11 LED Street Lighting: Has delivered a significant 78% reduction in baseline CO2 emissions as well as financial…
… savings, reduced light pollution and increased health and safety. Hybrid and electric pool cars: In 2018 the council invested in six hybrid pool cars. In 2020 six electric pool cars and one electric van will arrive to further reduce our emissions from business travel. 2015 Before LED Street Lighting 2017 After LED Street Lighting 12 Ways to accelerate carbon reductions Working towards…
… will be looking to install over the next 12 months include: • Continue to install solar PV on several council owned buildings where we can match energy supply from the solar panels to demand. • LED lighting with advanced controls will continue to be installed across our offices and other building including children’s centres. • More efficient air handling units and boilers will also be installed where…
… emissions. In 2018 Herefordshire Council, in partnership with Balfour Beatty Living Places (BBLP) installed solar panels on the Kington depot, the base for many of the working vehicles in the north of the county. In 2019 the council installed LED lighting in BBLP’s main offices in Rotherwas. In 2019 BBLP met their 2020 carbon targets a year early. The target was a 51% reduction over the baseline year…