FOI request (FOIR-748357590)

Net Zero Commitments

Requested Thu 11 September 2025
Responded Tue 16 September 2025

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding you council’s commitments and progress toward net zero emissions.

1. Has your council committed to a specific Net Zero target year, and if so, what year?

2. What significant changes have you made, if any, since your net zero goals were set? Select all that apply:

• Measured real-time energy usage and performance metrics

• Retrofitted existing buildings to improve energy efficiency (for example, upgrading BMS)

• Conducted energy audits or heat decarbonisation plans

• Invested in renewable technologies

• Electrified infrastructure (EVs, buildings, heating systems)

• Other (free text)

3. What percentage of your council’s energy consumption is currently sourced from fossil fuels?

4. Has your council received any government or private funding for decarbonisation or energy efficiency initiatives in the past 3 years? If yes, where has this been spent?

5. What are the biggest barriers you are facing when it comes to decarbonisation? Select all that apply:

• Culture

• Knowledge

• Technology

• Budget

6. Are you confident that you will deliver on net zero by 2050?

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

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Response

The Freedom of Information Act is based on recorded information held by a local authority. It is not a tool to ask questions or seek opinions.

1. Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

2. Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

3. 61% (61% of our energy usage is gas, the 39% that is electricity is on a green tariff)

4. Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

5. Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.

6. Information not held. This is not a request for recorded information.