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Becoming carbon neutral
Watford has declared a climate emergency and pledged to make the council net zero carbon by the end of 2030.
To support its commitment to sustainability, the council was awarded £3.2m government funding as part of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme run by Salix. It has been used to:
- refurbish windows (decreasing energy transfer by 75%)
- improve heating control
- improve lighting and introduce cavity wall insulation (saving 166 tonnes of carbon)
- install over 180 photovoltaic panels and storage (saving 24 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually)
- redirect waste away from landfill (99% was redirected)
What has the worked acheived?
It will take 50% off our gas bill and 32% off our electricity bill each and every year.
