Climate and Ecology Strategy annual report - 2023 to 2024 - Our priority programmes in 2023-24

Published: 10 January 2024

 Retrofitting council homes

  • A £106 million programme to retrofit council housing with energy efficiency measures is underway.
  • A comprehensive decarbonisation plan will shortly be approved for all our housing stock.
  • Retrofits will be completed on 2,000 properties over the next 3 years, enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability.

Supporting retrofit in private homes

  • An energy efficiency task force has been established to support private homes to stay warm affordably.
  • The council is offering energy efficiency grants to households facing fuel poverty and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Retrofitting our offices and schools

  • Detailed decarbonisation plans are being drawn up and delivered for all our core council buildings.
  • We will open our highly sustainable Civic Campus in 2024.

Clean heat masterplan

  • Successfully completing the energy masterplan.
  • Incorporating the energy masterplan into future planning policy reviews.
  • Exploring opportunities for direct council investment in heat networks.

Ecology and adaptation

  • Undertaking a comprehensive climate risk assessment to identify vulnerabilities and inform our adaptation strategies.
  • Continuing to implement greening and adaptation measures.
  • Advancing community de-paving schemes.
  • Expanding the planting of tiny forests.

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