3. Unable to reduce City Council Scope 2 indirect emissions
Risk Title and Description
Unable to reduce City Council Scope 2 indirect emissions from generation of purchased energy.
Service: Net Zero & Business
Date identified: 15 June 2022
Owner: Net Zero Project Manager
Target implementation date: 2030
Potential Causes:
- Energy efficiency measures fail to drive down consumption as per Scope 1
- Change in national policy which does not incentivise PV
- national grid decarbonisation is slower than forecasted
- carbon savings from self-generation is reduced
Potential Impacts:
- Potential reduction in national carbon saving from grid decarbonisation
- Carbon saving of solar PV is outweighed by energy security and financial savings
- City Council unable to achieve net zero by 2030
Existing Mitigations & Control
What has been done to control the risk?
- Significant Solar estate installed across the corporate estate, including Water Lane Solar farm and private wire to supply Exton Road
- Battery storage installed at Solar Farm and Livestock Centre and John Lewis Car Park to increase self-supply
- LED lighting schemes installed
- Development of a comprehensive business case presented to support energy saving schemes
- New solar opportunities for self supply on 13 corporate assets being investigated
- Keep finance / legal / audit involved with the delivery of the commercial activity as well as energy saving
Further Mitigations & Controls to be put into place
- As per Scope 1 further energy saving measure across all buildings required
- Extending solar generation with wind, hydropower and hydrogen
- Engage local public sector bodies to ensure collaborative schemes are explored
- Join Regen SW
Notes
Funding required is limited by scope of grants, and current financial instability including cost of borrowing.
Risk scores
| Risk | Score |
| Likelihood | 3 |
| Impact | 4 |
| Risk score | 12 |
| Risk | Score |
| Likelihood | 2 |
| Impact | 3 |
| Risk score | 6 |