Including 4 closely related terms such as sustainability, sustainable behaviour, and sustainable design.
… capacity and an additional tree planting scheme. (APSE Energy, Guildford Borough Council – Net Zero Carbon Emissions Trajectory, July 2022) 4.5: Carbon offsetting and sequestration In the “Climate Change, Sustainable Design, Construction and Energy SPD”14 (adopted by GBC September 2020), an energy hierarchy was developed which set out the steps to be followed to reduce carbon emissions…
… efficiently – Where energy use is unavoidable, efficient practices should be used. 14 Climate Change, Sustainable Design, Construction and Energy SPD - Guildford Borough Council 0.00 200.00 400.00 600.00 800.00 1,000.00 1,200.00 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Guildford area carbon emissions estimates by year/ktCO2e https…
… to a reduction in carbon emissions, but it will also work towards reducing fuel poverty within the borough. Further savings can be achieved through an engagement programme with residents to inform, educate and encourage more sustainable behaviours. The National Housing Federation produced guidance on the emissions from social housing and the responsibility of LA’s to achieve net-zero by 2050.8 4.3…
… system. Such a level should be achieved within a time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner.” (UNFCCC Article 2).3 3 conveng.pdf (unfccc.int) https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/conveng.pdf 9 To tackle…
… tenants with regards to energy consumption and sustainability. In October 2021, the UK Government published the Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener6 which introduced policies and proposals for the decarbonisation of the UK by 2050. The strategy set out a pathway and potential funding streams for the retrofitting of existing social housing to achieve net- zero within this timescale. Due…