Environmental grants and energy initiatives Environment Unit -
July 2011 Kirklees Council is committed to combating climate
change by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and increasing
renewable energy production across the district. Targets for
renewable energy production have been set at national, regional
and local levels, if we are to meet these targets public and
private sector organisations together with householders will all
have a role to play. Kirklees Council has successfully delivered
a number of large scale renewable energy projects across the
district, the experience from these projects has informed the
policy development process. In these pages you will be able to
find out more about renewable energy, how to install it on your
own home, and information on the What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy comes from sources which will not run out, for
example the sun or the wind. It is clean energy which does not
produce harmful greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which
contribute to climate ch