Birmingham is located in England’s West Midlands. With 1,028,700 inhabitants it is the most populous city in Britain after London. In recent years Birmingham has been undergoing redevelopment as part of the Big City Plan, which includes demolition and renovation programmes, Birmingham signed the Covenant of Mayors in 2009 and submitted their Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) in 2011, and the city promises to continue progressing as a partner in the CASCADE project.
In 2010, the city launched the Birmingham Energy Savers programme to deliver large-scale building refurbishment as part of the UK Government’s Green Deal. This will reduce emissions from domestic and non-domestic buildings by refurbishing 15,000 houses and 40 public buildings by 2015 including measures such as insulation, smart metering, renewable energy and heat. This programme was honoured by the World Green Building Council with the World Government Leadership Urban Retrofit Award in December 2011.
Targets:
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Reduce energy use in buildings and operations by 25% before 2012
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Increase the proportion of energy used to come from sustainable sources to 50%
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Reduce CO2 emissions by 60% by 2026
Examples of local initiatives:
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Birmingham Energy Savers (“Green Deal”) project on building retrofits
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Increase the efficiency in the commercial and industrial sector
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Refitting public street lighting with more efficient bulbs
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Installation of 18 electric vehicle charging points
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Neighbourhoods Environment Manager E: derrick_r_taylor@birmingham.gov.uk |
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