Route to Net Zero
Objective: To reduce the city's emissions to net zero by 2050 (working towards interim target of 68% 2030)
| Reference | Workstream/Activity | Project stage | How success will be measured | Who | Possible partners | Delivery timescales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNZ1 | Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) - as a delivery mechanism for other actions within Route to Net Zero pathway of the Climate Change Strategy and other pathways and workstreams as appropriate. Project activity to be prioritised through the SEP energy masterplan and SEP annual business plan. Social value will be delivered against all SEP projects (links to Fairer Green Pathway) |
Already underway | Number of projects delivered Carbon savings Scale of projects and programmes Innovation, including pilot projects in Coventry Local jobs and skills directly attributed to SEP projects Level of social value achieved measured by TOMs framework |
Strategic Energy Partnership | Housing Associations, Electric Vehicle Charging Providers, Universities, other utility providers | 2024-2038+ |
| RNZ2 | Energy security - Increase citywide renewable energy generation and resilience of supply - this will require development of projects including ground-mounted solar farms, solar panels on rooftops and battery storage | Early development | % of city's energy that comes from renewable sources, MW of renewable energy generated from new infrastructure | Coventry City Council Climate Change Team | Strategic Energy Partnership, public and private sectors, developers, businesses, residents | 2024-2030+ |
| RNZ3 | Heat Networks - Identify opportunities to extend the development of heat networks across the City, in line with heat network zones that have been identified across the city | Early development | MW of Available Heat Capacity MW of Connected Heat Capacity |
Coventry City Council - Climate Change Team and Energy Management Services |
Strategic Energy Partnership, CDEC, private and public sectors, developers | 2024-2030+ |
| RNZ4 | Improve grid infrastructure - To support the deployment of electrical infrastructure projects to meet the future demands for power in the City. | Not yet commenced | Available Power Capacity meets Development Demands. | National Grid, Energy Management Services | Strategic Energy Partnership, Developers | 2024-2030+ |
| Reference | Workstream/Activity | Project stage | How success will be measured | Who | Possible partners | Delivery timescales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNZ1 | Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP) - as a delivery mechanism for other actions within Route to Net Zero pathway of the Climate Change Strategy and other pathways and workstreams as appropriate. Project activity to be prioritised through the SEP energy masterplan and SEP annual business plan. Social value will be delivered against all SEP projects (links to Fairer Green Pathway) |
Already underway | Number of projects delivered Carbon savings Scale of projects and programmes Innovation, including pilot projects in Coventry Local jobs and skills directly attributed to SEP projects Level of social value achieved measured by TOMs framework |
Strategic Energy Partnership | Housing Associations, Electric Vehicle Charging Providers, Universities, other utility providers | 2024-2038+ |
| RNZ2 | Energy security - Increase citywide renewable energy generation and resilience of supply - this will require development of projects including ground-mounted solar farms, solar panels on rooftops and battery storage | Early development | % of city's energy that comes from renewable sources, MW of renewable energy generated from new infrastructure | Coventry City Council Climate Change Team | Strategic Energy Partnership, public and private sectors, developers, businesses, residents | 2024-2030+ |
| RNZ3 | Heat Networks - Identify opportunities to extend the development of heat networks across the City, in line with heat network zones that have been identified across the city | Early development | MW of Available Heat Capacity MW of Connected Heat Capacity |
Coventry City Council - Climate Change Team and Energy Management Services |
Strategic Energy Partnership, CDEC, private and public sectors, developers | 2024-2030+ |
| RNZ4 | Improve grid infrastructure - To support the deployment of electrical infrastructure projects to meet the future demands for power in the City. | Not yet commenced | Available Power Capacity meets Development Demands. | National Grid, Energy Management Services | Strategic Energy Partnership, Developers | 2024-2030+ |
| Ref | Workstream / activity | Project Stage | How success will be measured | Delivery organisation | Possible partners | Delivery timescales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNZ7 | Development of Green Skills Hub - work with key partners to promote the development of skills and training in the construction sector including the building related trades e.g. heating engineers for the advancement in the use of the latest renewable zero carbon and more energy efficient technologies in the retrofitting of existing properties and new build developments of zero carbon homes. Ensure link in with the Green Skills sub group. | Already underway | Number of training courses available, number of apprenticeships/students that benefit from training, number of students that go on to get jobs in the sector. | Coventry City Council - Skills and Adult Education teams, Economic Development, Climate Change Team | Strategic Energy Partnership, Coventry College, Dyson, Westdale, WMCA, schools, other training providers and employers |
2024-2027 |
| Ref | Workstream / activity | Project Stage | How success will be measured | Delivery organisation | Possible partners | Delivery timescales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNZ8 | Improve energy efficiency of social housing stock Work with key partners such as Citizen Housing to improve the energy efficiency of the city's social housing stock. This includes the continued delivery of Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2, which is to support over 2,000 properties by September 2025. Plan to build on this via Wave 3 and beyond. | Already underway | Number of homes improved with energy efficiency measures & Increase in homes to an EPC C or above. All social housing stock to be EPC Band C by 2035 and all fuel poor social housing stock to be EPC Band C by 2030 | Coventry City Council Climate Change Team & Citizen | Citizen Housing, Orbit, Midland Heart, Strategic Energy Partnership | Aim for all social housing stock to be EPC C by 2035 and all 'fuel poor' social housing stock to be EPC C by 2030. |
| RNZ9 | Deliver citywide retrofit programmes Deliver existing government funded grant programmes which support retrofit measures for privately owned properties, including both owner-occupied and private rented (e.g Home Upgrade Grant 2). | Already underway | Funding secured and homes improved. Properties increaed to EPC band C. | Coventry City Council Climate Change Team & Strategic Energy Partnership | Housing Associations | 2022-2038+ |
| RNZ10 | ECO4 and GBIS Programme Work with companies and contractors to maximise uptake of ECO4 and GBIS across the city. Ensure supporting of marketing for ECO4 and signing off ECO Flex declarations to increase amount of people able to access the schemes. | Already underway | Homes supported via ECO4 / GBIS. And ECO Flex declaration signed off by the Council. | Coventry City Council Climate Change Team | E.ON, Agility Eco, other energy providers, contractors | 2024-2025 |
| RNZ11 | Develop long term funding and investment and delivery models to support citywide retrofit programme Work with local government partners across the region to identify solutions to domestic retrofit and access additional funding. This includes working with West Midlands Combined Authority and Midlands Net Zero Hub, as well as working in collaboration with other local lauthorities across the region. | Already underway | Funding secured through WMCA devolution deal and through MNZH Other public/private investment secured |
Coventry City Council Climate Change Team | West Midlands Combined Authority, Midlands Net Zero Hub, other local authorities | 2024-2030+ |
| RNZ12 | Develop the city's first net zero neighbourhood which would also include wider net zero benefits (Inc. economies of scale with retrofit) | Early development | Residents engaged and homes retrofitted as part of the net zero neighbourhood. | Coventry City Council Climate Change Team | West Midlands Combined Authority, Strategic Energy Partnership, local community | 2024-2027 |
| RNZ13 | Develop green finance initiatives for retrofit Development of programmes that are able to support those 'willing to pay' who are not eligible for the government funded fuel poverty programmes, which could include innovative finance products to enable households to install retrofit measures | Early development | Homes supported (who are not eligible for fuel poverty programmes) | Coventry City Council Climate Change Team | Strategic Energy Partnership, Banks and building societies | 2024-2030+ |
| RNZ14 | Retrofit of private rented homes Working with housing enforcement, letting agents, and the private sector landlords forum to promote retrofit improvements into tenanted housing stock. | Not yet commenced | Numbers of private rented sector properties where retrofit improvements are made | Coventry City Council Climate Change Team, Housing enforcement, | Private Sector Landlords, Letting Agents | 2025-2030+ |
| RNZ15 | Affordable Warmth Programme Provide an affordable warmth/energy advice service to promote domestic retrofit and direct residents to the most appropriate retrofit grants for their homes as to complement Fairer Green Futures actions. | Already underway | Number of residents accessing service and number of homes treated with retrofit measures. | Coventry City Council Climate Change team | Act On Energy, Fair Green Futures Pathway Group, | Ongoing |
| RNZ16 | Energy Saving Campaigns Raise awareness of how residents can use less energy, and what programmes could support them. We will do this by keeping an up-to-date website, and promote through a full range of marketing and promotional activity and seek innovative ways to raise awareness. | Already underway | Number of residents receiving advice | Coventry City Council Climate Change team | Strategic Energy Partnership, Act on Energy, Low Emissions Pathway Group | 2024-2030+ |
| RNZ17 | Retrofit Market Segmentation Research Work with universities and organisations across the city to raise awareness of retrofit and insulation, and to ensure residents are aware how they can use less energy. Continuation of the St Augustine's School Pilot to develop a teaching pack for schools across Coventry and to establish two further school pilots with market segmentation analysis of two identified schools | Early development | 1. Numbers of people engaged in campaigns and programmes. 2. Increase in uptake of households in targeted retrofit programmes |
Coventry City Council Climate Change team | Low Emissions Pathway Group, Strategic Energy Partner, Coventry University, University of Warwick, Act on Energy, community groups, housing providers | 2024-2026 |
| RNZ18 | Develop an exemplar new low carbon housing development in the city, which achieves EPC A or ideally passivhaus, with provision for low carbon transport and active travel, to be complemented by high quality green and blue space creation to increase biodiversity and be climate resilient. | Not yet commenced | Delivery of low carbon housing development, number of dwellings delivered with EPC A or passivhaus, active travel measures and green and blue space delivered | Private Sector | Coventry City Council, Strategic Energy Partnership | 2026-2030+ |
| Ref | Workstream / activity | Project Stage | How success will be measured | Delivery organisation | Possible partners | Delivery timescales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNZ19 | Business Support Energy Business Advisors continue to work with businesses through the Council's Business Support Team to provide free sustainability consultancy & delivery energy efficiency audits, providing recommendations to small and medium businesses in Coventry to implement energy efficiency measures within their businesses. | Already underway | Energy audits delivered Carbon abated |
Economic Development Service | Pro-Enviro, Aston University, WMG, The Chamber, Destination Coventry | By end March 2025 with plan to extend |
| RNZ20 | Business Grants Programmes team within EDS continue delivery of funded programmes to support businesses with grants towards energy efficiency improvements. There are energy efficiency grants available from £1,000-£100,000 up to 50% intervention rate. There are two grant programmes ; UKSPF - Net Zero Grants & BEAS Energy Efficiency Grants (Both Capital grants, which can be applied for following the completion of a energy efficiency audit. | Already underway | Number of businesses supported and amount of grant provided Carbon abated |
Economic Development Service | Pro-Enviro, Aston University, WMG, Birmingham City Council | By end March 2025 with plan to extend |
| RNZ21 | The Green Business Network continues to build on success of current membership of 3500 local businesses through running seminars, training events, podcasts, webinars to further expand network and participation | Already underway | Number of Green Business Network | Economic Development Service | Pro-Enviro, Aston University, WMG, other West Midlands Local Authorities | By end March 2025 with plan to extend |
| RNZ22 | Business Sustain Continue work of trading arm Business Sustain to provide environmental services and support to large businesses all over the UK and beyond | Already underway | Number of businesses supported | Economic Development Service (Business Sustain) | Other Local Authoriites nationally | Ongoing |
| RNZ23 | Supporting non-domestic properties To establish ways of securing finance for Non-Domestic Owner/Occupiers and Long Lease Holders to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings they occupy or meet the requirements of Heat Network Zoning. | Not yet commenced | Number of properties supported Investment secured Carbon abated |
Climate Change Team, Strategic Energy Partnership, Facilities Management | Strategic Energy Partnership | 2024-2030+ |
| RNZ24 | MEES To establish ways of securing finance for Commercial Property Landlords to deliver on the requirements of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards and Heat Network Zoning. | Not yet commenced | Investment secured Investment secured Carbon abated |
Climate Change Team, Strategic Energy Partnership, Facilities Management | Strategic Energy Partnership | 2024-2030+ |
| Ref | Workstream / activity | Project Stage | How success will be measured | Delivery organisation | Possible partners | Delivery timescales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNZ25 | Active Travel continue to deliver significant infrastructure improvements to promote walking and cycling across the city. This will be supported by development of a local walking and cycling improvement plan to help deliver better connectivity, accessibility and to provide a focus on behavioural change promoting the benefits of cycling as a mode of transport including public health. | Already underway | % of trips made by walking and cycling; Area of infrastructure upgrades delivered (including kms cycle routes, new crossings) |
Coventry City Council Transport Team | Transport for West Midlands, Active Travel England, Sustrans | Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to be published by 2025, with timelines for individual schemes also set out in the Coventry Transport Strategy |
| RNZ26 | All Electric Bus City Complete delivery of the All Electric Bus City project | Already underway | 100% of buses operating in the city to be electric | Coventry City Council Transport Team | Transport for West Midlands, National Express, Stagecoach | By end of 2025 |
| RNZ27 | Public Transport Improvements Continue to deliver significant improvements to the city's public transport system - including bus and rail and more on demand services. Explore how opportunities of West Midlands bus franchising strategy can support delivering improvements in Coventry. | Already underway | % of trips made by bus, rail and on-demand | Coventry City Council Transport Team | Transport for West Midlands, bus and rail operators | Timelines for individual schemes as set out in the Coventry Transport Strategy |
| RNZ28 | Coventry Very Light Rail Delivery of the first Very Light Rail route in Coventry. This includes delivery of the initial city-centre based demonstrator route which will serve as a pilot, and if successful development of the first passenger route | Early development | Successful pilot of CVLR demonstrator, delivery of first route, CLVR patronage | Coventry City Council Transport Team | DfT, Transport for West Midlands, WMG and CVLR consortium | Demonstrator project by 2026 Full first route to follow post 2027 |
| RNZ29 | EV Charging Network Expansion Continue to expand the city's network of publicly available electric vehicle charge points, to accelerate the transition from petrol and diesel powered vehicles | Already underway | 1. Number of electric vehicles registered in Coventry 2. kWH of charge dispensed via rapid and residential charge points |
Coventry City Council Transport Team | Strategic Energy Partnership, other chargepoint providers, car dealerships, businesses | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy to be published by end of 2024, with timelines for individual schemes also set out in the Coventry Transport Strategy |
| RNZ30 | EV Charging Infrastructure at Home Deliver innovative solutions to support electric vehicle charging at home, such as using kerbside cable gullies to support on-street charging | Early development | Number of households supported on installs of electric charging infrastructure | Coventry City Council Transport Team | Strategic Energy Partnership, other chargepoint providers | Pilot project by 2025 |
| RNZ31 | Campaigns involving communities and businesses to encourage behaviour change Take steps to encourage and incentivise residents to change their travel behaviour, including through the use of 'Mobility Credits' | Already underway | % of trips made by sustainable modes Take up of Mobility Credits |
Coventry City Council Transport Team | Transport for West Midlands | Ongoing activity |
| RNZ32 | EV Mobility Hubs - Local electric vehicle infrastructure programme Development of mobility hubs across the city, providing secure electric charging for cars and e-bikes, with potential to power via renewable energy where appropriate to install a solar canopy | Early development | Number of hubs delivered, usage of hubs by the public | Coventry City Council Transport Team | Charge point providers Transport for West Midlands | Initial pilots to be delivered 2025-26 |
| RNZ33 | Improve accessibility to charging infrastructure Increase opportunities for more accessible charging infrastructure for disabled car users, which includes piloting new solutions such as wireless technology and working with Motability to support drivers in the city | Early development | Number of accessible electric charging points installed, use of accessible charging points | Coventry City Council Transport Team | Strategic Energy Partnership, other chargepoint providers, Transport for West Midlands, Motability | Initial pilots to be delivered by 2025 |
| RNZ34 | Undertake the decarbonisation of the Council Operational Fleet | Already underway | % fleet which is net zero | Coventry City Council Environmental Services | Strategic Energy Partnership | 2024-2027 |
| RNZ35 | To promote the use of electric vehicles by the provision of rental electric vehicles for trial periods and to promote the development of EV Charging points on business premises. | Not yet commenced | Number of trials of rental electric vehicles & Number of EV charging points on business premises | Coventry City Council Transport Team | Strategic Energy Partnership, other chargepoint providers, car dealerships, businesses | 2025-2027 |
| RNZ36 | Travel Planning To support initiatives which advise and assist employers to promote commuter plans and car sharing schemes for commuting to work to reduce carbon emissions | Already underway | Number of businesses/organisations with Travel Plans | Coventry City Council - Climate Change Team, Transport Team , HR | Transport for West Midlands, Growth Hub, Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Strategic Energy Partnership | Ongoing |
| RNZ37 | Support measures to grow and promote local second hand electric vehicle market | Not yet commenced | Number of second hand electric vehicle dealerships in the city, number of secondhand electric vehicles purchased, number of households with an electric car, number of businesses using electric vans | Coventry City Council - Climate Change, Transport, Communications | Car dealerships, businesses |
2025-2030+ |
| Ref | Workstream / activity | Project Stage | How success will be measured | Delivery organisation | Possible partners | Delivery timescales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNZ38 | Develop strategy and action plan for decarbonisation of the Council Operational Estate toward Net Zero by 2050. To meet or exceed the interim targets of 50% reduction by 2032 and 75% reduction by 2037 from a 2017 baseline. | Already underway | Council Operational Estate Decarbonisation Action Plan Developed and delivering on target requirements | Coventry City Council Facilities Management | Strategic Energy Partnership | 50% by 2032 |
| RNZ39 | LED Upgrade – PFI Street Lighting. investing in energy efficient Street lighting LED technology, whilst giving a better quality of light and achieving a significant saving on energy consumption and carbon reduction (1200 tonnes per year). | Early development | Number of street columns replaced, carbon and energy savings, number of street lamps re-used | Coventry City Council | Balfour Beatty | 2025-2027 |
| RNZ40 | Commercial property energy efficiency improvements (MEES) - To find a means to enable us to make energy efficiency improvements to property that we own but do not pay the bills for electricity and gas and to find way to stimulate investment in other private sector property owners including examning the potential of using blockchain technology. | Already underway | % of Commercial Properties EPC B or better | Coventry City Council - Commercial Property (CPM) Energy Management Services and Climate Change team |
Strategic Energy Partnership | 2028 (provisional) |
| RNZ41 | Develop strategy and action plan for decarbonisation of the Coventry Education Estate toward Net Zero by 2050. To meet or exceed the interim targets of 50% reduction by 2032 and 75% reduction by 2037 from a 2017 baseline. | Already underway | Education Estate Decarbonisation Action Plan Developed and delivering on target requirements | Coventry City Council - Education, Facilities Management | Strategic Energy Partnership | 50% by 2032 |
| RNZ42 | Support the development of decarbonisation strategies of the wider Public Sector Estate towards Net Zero by 2050. To meet or exceed the interim targets of 50% reduction by 2032 and 75% reduction by 2037 from a 2017 baseline | Already underway | Public Sector Stakeholders have decarbonisation plans in place and are delivering on target requirements | Coventry City Council Climate Change and Energy Management Teams | Climate Change Board, Strategic Energy Partnership, CDEC | 50% by 2032 |
| RNZ43 | Continue to source at least 15% of Council Energy Use from locally sourced renewables | Already underway | % of Energy Demand sourced from Local Renewables meets or exceeds target | Coventry City Council Energy Management | Strategic Energy Partnership, other energy providers | Ongoing |
| RNZ44 | Aim to include Water Related Emissions to CCC Operational Estate Scope 3 Reporting | Not yet commenced | Water Related Emissions added to Operational Estate Annual Reporting | Coventry City Council Energy Management | n/a | 2024 |
| RNZ45 | Scope 2 reporting To identify opportunities and methods to broaden the range of Scope 3 emissions to be reported for CCC Operational Estate and other Public Sector Estate Reporting. | Not yet commenced | Development of more robust Scope 3 reporting, which will help to inform future decarbonisation plans | Coventry City Council Energy Management | 2026-2028 |