Including 8 closely related terms such as carbon budget, reduce carbon, and carbon emission.
…). “Ensuring the benefits and burdens are shared equally” Climate Action Workstreams For ease, the ECEAP has been broken down into key areas, referred to as ‘Workstreams’. Each workstream (WS) contains a range of actions designed to embed change, provide guidance, increase sustainability and reduce carbon emissions. Below is an overview of the workstreams, further information on the headline actions…
… is to drive the ECEAP. The CE team also has support from an established wider team of officers and partners. WS3 - Measurement and Reporting Wirral Council has committed to being net carbon neutral by 2030 and it is being achieved through the delivery of the ECEAP. Progress is measured by the annual carbon budget and a zero-carbon pathway prediction for 2030 has been established. There have been regular…
…, in residential areas with limited off-street parking. This measure supports the transition to Electric vehicles (EVs) as outlined in the government Electric vehicle infrastructure strategy. Following on from this, there will be a review of the pilot project and development of an EV strategy for Wirral borough. WS6 Assets and Energy The council has re-established annual Carbon Budget Performance reporting…
…. Wirral Council were awarded Bronze award carbon literate status at the start of 2022 and further training is planned for 2022, with the ambition of becoming a silver award carbon literate council in 2022/23. The second annual carbon budget has been reported this year and shows the council are currently meeting our annual carbon budget target for 2030. WS15 - Community Engagement Cool Wirral continue…
… Council continued the downwards trajectory and are ahead of the target set by their carbon budget for 2021/22. Financial Year Annual Carbon Budget (tonnes CO2e) Actual Emissions (tonnes CO2e) 2019/20 13,656 (baseline) 13,656 2020/21 10,349 (mobilisation year) 9,424 2021/22 7,843 6,275 2022/23 5,944 2023…