Anchor Environmental Sustainability & Net Zero Carbon Strategy 2023 – 2026
Cutting Carbon Carbon emissions are the main contributor to climate change. We are committed to achieving net zero carbon by 2050 at the latest. Homes are responsible for about 20% of the UK’s total CO 2 emissions and heating in homes contributes about 13% of the UK’s total CO W emissions. The Climate Change Committee is targeting the housing sector to be carbon free earlier than industry and transport and moves are being made towards bringing the net zero target forward to 2044 for housing. In new developments, the Future Homes Standards and Part L of the Building Regulations are already imposing requirements improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon. There will be no gas heating in all new homes from 2025. Care is needed to protect residents and offset the higher costs of heating homes electrically by specifying better building fabric standards and, wherever possible, efficient heat pumps instead of direct electric. Government wants all fuel poor homes to meet an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘C’ by 2030, and as many other homes as possible to achieve it by 2035. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has recommended that this be brought forward to 2028 for social housing. There are some 2.8 million homes in England owned by housing associations. The National Housing Federation reported that housing associations homes are already more efficient than homes of other tenure types: 64.3% are certified EPC C or above, compared with 38.3% of privately rented homes and 35.6% of owner-occupied homes 1 . 83% of our rented homes, 90% of our care homes and 55% of leasehold homes are at energy efficiency levels of EPC C or above (as at 31 March 2023). This section sets out our overall objectives and targets to cut our carbon emissions to net zero, and then takes a more detailed look at our plans to reduce carbon emissions in each of the key areas of impact.
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Reduce Implementation of carbon saving opportunities across all scopes. Engagement with upstream and downstream activities. Decarbonisation.
Use the data gathered to satisfy numerous legislative, voluntary and customer reporting requirements. SECR etc
Implement software to capture and report Scope 1,2+3 against targets. Carbon Accounting
Create your overarching ambition, alignment with stakeholders, sector, legislation. Competitor Analysis
Ideally Setting GHG or science-based targets to limit warming to 1.5°C. Race to Zero/ SBTi.
1. National Housing Federation, Taking Stock: Understanding the quality and energy efficiency of housing association homes (January 2020).
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