Including the closely related terms carbon management, and carbon management.
… to continue to do so. Consequently it is now more important than ever that the councils functions are delivered in an energy and carbon efficient way. This Carbon Management Plan replaces the previous Carbon Management Strategy and Implementation Plan, which was developed during 2006 – 2007 with the support of the Carbon Trust. Objective To reduce energy consumption and associated costs…
… Gloucestershire Council Carbon Management Plan South Gloucestershire Council Carbon Management Plan 2012 www.southglos.gov.uk 2 Contents Commitment 3 ❚ Objective ❚ Overall target ❚ Scope Current situation 4 Carbon Management Plan delivery arrangements 5 ❚ Action plans ❚ Leadership ❚ Monitoring and review Action plan 2011 to 2013 7 ❚ Carbon assessment of council decisions 7…
… and greenhouse gas emissions in the council estate and council activities. Overall target To reduce greenhouse gas emissions 1 by 3 per cent per annum. Scope Emissions in scope for the Carbon Management Plan and target are from: ❚ energy consumption in buildings (including schools) ❚ electricity consumption in street lighting (including lighting for signs, bollards etc) ❚ fuel use in fleet…
… vehicles ❚ business mileage paid (excludes commuter mileage which is subtracted from claims for journeys starting or ending at home) 2 www.southglos.gov.uk South Gloucestershire Council Carbon Management Plan 2012 3 1 GHG Emissions are measured in CO2 equivalent, or ‘CO2e’. Defra and DECC publish GHG conversion factors which enable organisations to calculate emissions from a range…
… by the council. Consequently, they are not included within the scope of this Carbon Management Plan. Nonetheless, it is important that we build upon existing good practice to use our influence to reduce emissions from outsourced / procured products and services. Current situation Emissions from the council estate and operations arise from the sources shown in the diagram below: South…