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Runnymede Borough Council

… emission calculations in tonnes of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (TCO2e). All greenhouse gas emissions will be converted to CO2 equivalents based on their global warming potential and represented as Carbon Dioxide. Consequently: The primary objective of the strategy is to reduce Carbon emissions from the Council’s operations and the wider Runnymede community. In 2019 the UK became the first major…

… can only be achieved by everyone working together: governments, local authorities, business, local communities, and right down to our own individual choices. The Council has an obligation to reduce Carbon emissions from its operations and to play its part in supporting communities and businesses to do the same. There are difficult decisions to make, and we recognise that the community…

…, throw) to minimise Carbon emissions and waste, reduce environmental damage and increase biodiversity and health. ● To merge our procurement strategy with technology to create effective solutions to deliver strategic aims. ● To drive biodiversity net gain and protect our natural assets. Strategic objectives 1 2 3 Reduce Carbon emissions from Council operations to Net Zero by 2030…

… of the climate change challenge is to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and the first action of the strategy is to identify the Carbon emissions arising from the Council’s operations. While Carbon Dioxide is the primary driver, it is not the only greenhouse gas driving global warming. To address this, the Council has adopted the international convention to present all Carbon…

… economy in the world to legislate a binding target to reach ‘Net Zero Carbon’ emissions by 2050. In January 2022, the Council committed to tackling climate change and adopted a target to achieve operational ‘Net Zero Carbon’ emissions from its services and operations by 2030. Net Zero Carbon is achieved when the total operational Carbon emissions released on an annual basis average to be zero…