Leeds City Council  services
The Energy Efficiency Advice Centre provides grants and advice for all householders aimed at reducing the City's contribution to global climate change.

Key Performance Indicator EM26: Energy Efficiency - the Standard Assessment Procedure(SAP)* rating of Local Authority owned dwellings

Energy efficiency is measured on a scale from 1-120 under the 'SAP' scheme. The higher numbers indicate more energy efficient homes that should be cheaper to run and easier to keep warm 

Leeds City Council activities
By burning fuels such as diesel, oil and gas, Leeds City Council generates 'greenhouse' gases which contributes to global climate change. Even through activities such as disposing of Council wastes to landfill, which produces methane gas, also contributes to climate change. To reduce our impacts as an organisation and to help reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, we can adopt measures such as reducing the amount of waste we produce by recycling or composting, and effectively monitoring our energy usage in buildings. In an effort to understand and manage our energy consumption we commissioned 5 Carbon Trust surveys within the service of Learning and Leisure.

Key performance indicator EM22: Reduction in CO2 emissions from Council buildings compared to 1991 levels:

*The reported reduction in energy use is a result of ongoing replacement and updating of heating and electrical equipment for energy efficient alternatives, staff participation in schemes to reduce energy consumption and procurement of 'green' electricity (i.e. electricity that has been generated by carbon neutral sources, such as hydro-electric). 

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