Carbon Management Plan 2024

Rushcliffe Borough Council Carbon Management Plan 2024

Themes:

Property Assets;
Fleet and Transport;
Contracts and Procurement;
Policy and Regulation;
Waste and Recycling;
Operational Activities;
Community and Businesses;
Offsetting

1. Property Assets

Carbon Management Plan 2022 - Property Assets Actions
Action	Reference	Lead Specialist	Timescale	Estimated Potential CO2e Saving
Following on from the delivery of the Heat Decarbonisation plans resourced by Shared Prosperity Fund, use these to bid into future SALIX pots. A bid has been put into Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme 3c for Julian Cahn and Gamston Community Hall	1.1	Property Services	Within 1 to 2 years Completed	Medium (5-25%) - Can provide up to 5 - 20% saving (Carbon Trust)
Deliver innovative zero carbon heating solutions to the most carbon emitting leisure centres using grant funding from SALIX. Utilise other grant streams to further improve existing low carbon / net zero assets similar to the Rushcliffe Country Park. Deliver SALIX PSDS 3b project to decarbonise Cotgrave Leisure Centre. Heat pump unit is currently being manufactured thanks to detailed designs being completed.	1.2	Property Services	Between 2 and 5 years	High (greater than 25%) e.g. 20 - 40% saving for heat pumps over conventional heating (WebRef1)
Build upon the energy data benchmark that has been established for the RBC stock data and use the ongoing energy auditing to capitalise on the most cost/carbon saving recommendations such as power perfectors and/or zoning controls for heating. Completed - This is being considered under the HDP plans being written. Leisure energy is specifically exploring the Rushcliffe Arena CHP unit and this will feed into the above. Once collated, again this can be put into a large SALIX bid.	1.3	Property Services	Within 1 to 2 years	Medium (5-25%) - up to 30% of heating can be lost through poorly insulated buildings (Carbon Trust)
Investigate purchasing green energy tariffs (however this is not taken into account in official Green House Gas emission audits – only in-house generation can be included)	1.4	Property Services	Within 1 to 2 years	High (greater than 25%) - 281 tonnes (grid electricity, if 100% green grid electricity)
Undertake a feasibility study of using natural ventilation mechanisms on property portfolio buildings	1.5	Property Services	Between 2 and 5 years	To be considered
Deliver upgrade to power supply on the Croquet Lawn in West Bridgford to reduce use of diesel generators at events and markets	1.6	Property Services	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%) - 10 KW generator replaced by grid electricity equals 4 Kg CO2 per hour saving (BEIS, 2019)
Review the portfolio of leisure centres including Cotgrave, East Leake and Keyworth and consider installation of solar photovoltaic in order to deliver large savings on the running costs due to the high electricity demand from the ventilation systems plus exercise equipment etc..	1.7	Waste and Contracts	From 5 to 10 years	High (greater than 25%) - Up to 30% Leisure Centre emissions (WebRef2) Potentially more if Hydrogen fuelled
Build upon the energy data monitoring exercise that has happened and work to establish if a cloud-based system can be demonstrated as a cost saving system as well as a major potential carbon saving scheme.	1.8	ICT	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Review the carbon footprint of e-services and cloud-based services and consider how council service can best be delivered (including e-services, documents transfer and electronic postage and online public services).	1.9	ICT	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Consider business case to purchase empty properties, retrofit and resell in line with empty homes policy	1.10	Strategic Housing	From 5 to 10 years	Not applicable
Provide free to use cold-water dispenser in all public areas of property portfolio (including Leisure Centres)	1.11	Property Services	Between 2 and 5 years	Not applicable
Promote improved energy efficiency standards for RBC residents. Actively explore funding opportunities. Promote and deliver them	1.12	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	More than 5%
Support the Council’s estates team to explore alternative premises (SAP rated A/B) to utilise as the council’s homeless hostel or, if that is not feasible, explore retrofit options for the existing premises.	1.13	Property Services Strategic Housing	From 5 to 10 years	More than 5%
LAD 3 / HUG 1 complete, HUG 2and DEVO underway, both of which are 2 year projects. This will deliver energy efficiency / renewable energy interventions to around another 60 homes.	1.14	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years	Not applicable

2. Fleet and Transport

Carbon Management Plan 2022 - Waste and Contracts Actions
Action	Reference	Lead Specialist	Timescale	Estimated Potential CO2e Saving
CENEX fleet report now completed and has mapped out a very comprehensive decarbonisation plan for all council fleet. This has allowed us to confirm our strategic plan to switch to HVO for our large fleet in order to drop our carbon emissions by 90%. This will also allow us the time to be able to evaluate the best long term zero carbon strategy for the future vehicles.	2.1	Waste and Contracts	From 5 to 10 years	High (greater than 25%) - greater than 70% transport emissions (WebRef3) (e.g. approximately 30 tonnes per vehicle per year for Hydrogen duel fuel)
Investigate and replace / upgrade, small vans / vehicles with electric powered vehicles (including establishing charging infrastructure) [including R2Go, facilities, Country Park and dog control van and now Streetwise], included within the above review.	2.2	Waste and Contracts	Between 2 and 5 years	Medium (5-25%) - 17- 30% of van emissions (WebRef4) with grid supplied standard electricity
Integrate driver training with annual certification and investigate ‘in cab’ monitoring and route optimisation	2.3	Waste and Contracts	Between 1 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%) - 15% fuel saving (estimated)
Promote active travel to the public (e.g. school travel plans including accreditation (stars) and walking bus; travel choice programme including active travel; well-being at work scheme / work place health; Business e-bike scheme; healthy futures fund – cycling on prescription; Community cycling groups; Ridewise training) walking and cycling action plan	2.4	Community Development (Working with Nottinghamshire County Council and public health)	Between 2 and 5 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Develop a staff travel promotion / incentive scheme for alternative travel	2.5	Financial Services	Within 1 to 2 years	Low (less than 5%)
Widen access to the Staff Cycle purchase scheme	2.6	Financial Services	Within 1 to 2 years	Low (less than 5%)
Extending provision of EV charging points on the Rushcliffe estate e.g. in borough car parks. Working with Zest Energy and rolling out a funded scheme across all viable car parks to include West Bridgford and Cotgrave Leisure Centre.	2.7	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Develop a strategy for further EV charging points across the borough	2.8	Economic Development /Waste & Contracts	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)

3. Contracts and Procurement

Carbon Management Plan 2022 - Contracts and Procurement Actions
Action	Reference	Lead Specialist	Timescale	Estimated Potential CO2e Saving
Leisure operator contractual obligations. - Build energy targets into the new leisure provider contract and monthly energy use monitoring	3.1	Waste and Contracts	Within 1 to 2 years	Low (less than 5%)
Build into current contract / extension for leisure operator that green energy tariffs must be used at new Bingham Leisure Centre	3.2	Waste and Contracts	Within 1 to 2 years	Not applicable
Ground Maintenance operator contractual obligations. - Build travel / fuel emission targets into the Ground Maintenance provider contract and monthly fuel monitoring of Rushcliffe contract	3.3	Waste and Contracts	Between 2 and 5 years	Medium
Review purchasing / procurement policy to prioritise sustainability	3.4	Financial Services	Within 1 to 2 years	Not measured
Implement the £1,200,000 Public Sector Decarbonisation Plan 3b (PSDS 3b) to decarbonise Cotgrave Swimming Pool. Use this as a template to roll out to other buildings and assets where applicable to attract such funding in the future.	3.5	Property Services	From 5 to 10 years	High (greater than 25%) - up to 30% of heating can be lost through poorly insulated buildings (Carbon Trust)
Work with Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing to facilitate them installing another 90 external wall insulation installations in East Leake. They are now acting on this with land provided by the Council to site a works compound.	3.6	Strategic Housing	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)

4. Policy and Regulation

Carbon Management Plan 2022 - Policy and Regulation Actions
Action	Reference	Lead Specialist	Timescale	Estimated Potential CO2e Saving
Promote carbon reduction policies and guidance to developers working in Rushcliffe and ensure Health Development Checklist used for all appropriate planning applications. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is now live and the Ecology and Biodiversity Team are working closely with Planning to implement this. They are also reviewing land, policy and private BNG providers to explore off setting within and just out of the Borough.	4.1	Planning and Growth	Within 1 to 2 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Continue to work with Estates in order to identify and bid into future schemes such as SALIX to further improve existing stock using the Heat Decarbonisation Plans (HDP) that have been funded through the Shared Prosperity Funding	4.2	Financial Services	Between 2 and 5 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Introduce all HIMOs to have conditions on licence for minimum energy efficiency standards (e.g. EPC rating E or better)	4.3	Environmental Health	Within 1 to 2 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Enforcement of minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector (PRS)	4.4	Environmental Health	Variable - 1 to 10 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Introduce Taxi licensing minimum vehicle emission requirement (e.g. maximum age of vehicle, EURO class, emissions monitoring etc)	4.5	Environmental Health	Between 2 and 5 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings. Carbon Footprint of conventional Taxis 600 grams per passenger kilometre (Ref5)
Review Air Quality Strategy to include carbon reduction targets	4.6	Environmental Health	Within 1 to 2 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Implement an Environmental Ethical Investment Policy	4.7	Financial Services	Within 1 to 2 years	Not measured
Review Service level agreements to include sustainability criteria (including RCAN, RCVS, Professional Sports Club, Notts Wildlife Trust)	4.8	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Review and update the standards and conditions document for allotments (including West Bridgford allotments)– sustainability, materials, waste, energy, water supply and capture etc.	4.9	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Review and implement the market quality and standards documents to address sustainability, plastic packaging and bags etc	4.10	Economic Growth	Within 1 to 2 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Ensure at least minimum energy efficiency standards are achieved in new funded social housing [Investigate non gas grid solutions]	4.11	Strategic Housing	Within 1 to 2 years	Low impact on council emissions but provide potential district savings
Work with Registered Provider partners on a sub-regional basis to review their existing stock assets and support bids to improve energy efficiency. Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing are delivering 90 EWI installs as part of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund programme in East Leake. This is aimed at the British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) concrete prefabricated homes.	4.12	Strategic Housing	-	-
Working collectively to support the delivery of the D2N2 Energy Strategy and develop and deliver tangible energy action plans and area wide carbon reduction.	4.13	Executive Management Team	-	-
Work closely with D2N2 on the devolution strategies in order to ensure that collaborative funding bids can be captured such as regional energy mapping and large scale energy schemes (batteries, solar and / or retrofit. Working closely with County Council to deliver a buik buy solar electric scheme for all residents within the Borough. Also developing a series of off the shelf procured Devolution retrofit scheme that can be easily invested into by the elected Mayor.	4.14	Senior Management / Cabinet	Between 2 and 5 years	-
Support the development of a masterplan for the Ratcliffe on Soar site which maximises the assets on the site including the grid connection which lends itself to the site being a test bed for next generation energy production.	4.15	Economic Development / Planning Policy	Within 5 to 10 years	Low (less than 5%)
Develop Supplementary Planning Documents e.g. for Energy Efficiency and low carbon developments; Renewable Energy; Climate Adaptation; Green Infrastructure etc	4.16	Planning Policy	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Investigate requiring new developments to provide a ‘carbon score’ showing the carbon footprint of each property and its likely running cost	4.7	Planning Policy	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Develop climate adaptation plans for Rushcliffe	4.18	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Follow up monitoring of Environmental Policy and action plans arsing from new requirement in SLA.	4.19	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Biodiversity NET Gain - Biodiversity credits. Creating land bank.	4.20	Community Development	Within 5 to 10 years	Medium (5-25%)
Speak with Landowners in RBC to see if we can influence Biodiversity. (Leisure providers, 4 private golf courses plus Edwalton)	4.21	Community Development	Within 5 to 10 years	Medium (5-25%)
Assess the impact the Environment Bill will have and the implications this will have for RBC	4.22	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Medium (5-25%)

5. Waste and Recycling

Carbon Management Plan 2022 - Waste and Recycling Actions
Action	Reference	Lead Specialist	Timescale	Estimated Potential CO2e Saving
Prepare for the requirements of the Resources and Waste Strategy for England and Environment Act on waste and recycling collection and segregation	5.1	Waste and Contracts	Between 2 and 5 years	To be considered
Resident behaviour change campaigns - waste minimisation	5.2	Waste and Recycling	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Communications project on high carbon waste items (food, textiles, batteries and plastics)	5.3	Waste and Recycling	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Investigate the potential impact of deposit return scheme on kerbside collections	5.4	Waste and Recycling	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Investigate the use of carbon impact targets over weight data	5.5	Waste and Recycling	Within 1 to 2 years	Medium (5-25%)
Fuel/carbon impact (if measurable) in returning for missed bins	5.6	Waste and Recycling	Within 1 to 2 years	Medium (5-25%)
Investigate impact of housing growth on refuse collections and how that could affect RBC ambition to become Carbon Neutral by 2030	5.7	Waste and Recycling	Between 2 and 5 years	Medium (5-25%)
Impact of round re-balancing	5.8	Waste and Recycling	Between 2 and 5 years	Medium (5-25%)

6. Community and Businesses

Carbon Management Plan 2022 - Community and Businesses Actions
Action	Reference	Lead Specialist	Timescale	Estimated Potential CO2e Saving
Signposting to support and grants for SMEs around green business issues	6.1	Economic Development/ Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Support our big businesses to act as champions of low carbon in Rushcliffe, to share ideas and support other businesses in the Borough, particularly Small / Medium Enterprises	6.2	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years	Low (less than 5%)
Continue to deliver the bespoke support for Rushcliffe Parish Councils in order to give them the information needed to decarbonise their own assets, bid into grant funding pots and develop their own outreach campaigns for resident. Also working very closely with Nottingham County Council who now have a specific department for working with Parish Councils to again assist with climate change.	6.3	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Promote use of green spaces through social prescribing	6.4	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Promote sustainable management of sports clubs / grounds	6.5	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Continue to deliver the promotion of climate change through our trained in-house Carbon Literacy and Climate Fresk Senior Ecologist and Sustainability Officer, to both internal and external stakeholders. Continue delivering the Parish Council climate change support through visiting them and giving high level support.	6.6	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Identify and work with key influencers within Rushcliffe on Carbon Management best practice	6.7	Executive Management Team / Cabinet	From 5 to 10 years	Low (less than 5%)
Repair bike voucher scheme (Promote to local residents)	6.8	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Investigate schools engagement programme around climate change / sustainability	6.9	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Work with Town and Parish Councils to try and align RBC Carbon Neutral ambitions	6.10	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Medium (5-25%)

In addition to the Carbon Management Plan we have Operational actions which are monitored.

7. Operational Activities

Carbon Management Plan 2022 - Operational Actions
Action	Reference	Lead Specialist	Timescale
Provide strategic and financial leadership to drive ongoing carbon reductions	7.1	Senior Management / Cabinet	From 5 years to 10 years
Develop and promote Carbon Clever Brand	7.2	Communities	From 5 years to 10 years
Review council publications and see if reduced carbon options are possible (e.g. e-publications)	7.3	Democratic Services	Within 1 to 2 years
Carry out assessment of facilities single plastic use and review options to reduce	7.4	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years
Audit carbon footprint of events / council engagements and review options to reduce	7.5	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years
Use electronic payments and documentation where possible. Move away from sending cheques and look to make payments electronically. Switch over to e-billing for companies that we still receive paper invoices from (where available). Increase use of email for remittances / invoices / reminders etc.	7.6	Financial Services	Within 1 to 2 years
Establish a Climate Change Action Reserve fund (facilitating other actions in this plan)	7.7	Executive Management Team / Cabinet	Within 1 to 2 years
Establish Baseline for RBC Scope 3 emissions (including Leased buildings and Supply Chain)	7.8	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years
Digital First - Printing reduction for Member papers/agendas and reports	7.9	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years
Carbon Literacy training for staff and Members	7.10	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years

8. Offsetting

Carbon Management Plan 2022 - Offsetting Actions
Action	Reference	Lead Specialist	Timescale	Estimated Potential CO2e Saving
Revisit existing large stock such as Rushcliffe Arena and work with established contractors to develop fabric enhancements, existing system efficiencies and retrofit renewable energy systems that both save large amounts of money and carbon.	8.1	Transformation	Between 2 and 5 years	-
Investigate set up a Carbon Offset Fund through Section 106 agreements / Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Will generate funds for investment in low carbon projects.	8.2	Planning and Growth	Between 2 and 5 years	-
Develop a tree planting plan on council portfolio	8.3	Community Development / property Services	Within 1 to 2 years	High (more than 25%)
Establish RBC’s own tree nursery (so native trees can be grown from seeds)	8.4	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Replace wind turbines at Rushcliffe Country Park if cost effective to do so	8.5	Community Development	Within 1 to 2 years	-
Consider establishing a community energy scheme (a community owned energy generating company e.g. community solar farm) Solar bulk purchase via an auction and also working with community groups like Bunny Energy Group to assist in delivering community schemes	8.6	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Investigate Natural Climate Solutions for Rushcliffe, in line with Rushcliffe Nature Conservation Strategy, in partnership with land owners / managers	8.7	Community Development	Between 2 and 5 years	Low (less than 5%)
Look to purchase land. Pro-active approach, for off-setting.	8.8	Transformation	Within 1 to 2 years	Medium (5 to 25%)

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