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East Lindsey District Council

… to reduce carbon emissions to limit further global warming and associated environmental impacts. Global initiatives are now focused on limiting warming to well below 2oC, aligning to the pledges outlined in the Paris Agreement. Despite this, warming continues, with the impacts being felt both nationally and internationally. Across the UK, continued warming is projected to make winters warmer…

… a more active lifestyle . East Lindsey District Council recognises the significant role it can play in helping to accelerate the national transition towards developing a low carbon economy and has included a strategic aim within its new corporate strategy to adapt to meet the challenge of a changing natural environment. This report has been commissioned by the Council to help achieve…

… East Lindsey District Council’s carbon footprint for the calendar year 2019 was calculated to be 2,583 tCO2e. Six emissions categories make up this total carbon footprint: 1. Fuel consumption in the Council’s fleet (1,336 tCO2e) 2. Gas consumption in buildings (196 tCO2e) 3. Electricity consumption in buildings (463 tCO2e) 4. Employee commuting (473 tCO2e) 5. Business travel (112 tCO2e) 6…

… opportunities Section 4: Governance and engagement Section 5: Monitoring and reporting Appendices 1212 Section 2: Carbon footprint East Lindsey District Council has set a target of reducing its carbon emissions by at least 45% by 2027, as well as endeavouring to become net-zero carbon by 2040. These targets cover emissions sources that are under direct and indirect control of the Council (Table 1…

…) Carbon factor • BEIS factor (kgC02e/unit) • Proxy factor e.g. (kgC02e/£ spent) Carbon emissions (kgC02e)=x Emissions are calculated by multiplying activity data by an emissions factor: In carbon footprinting a common unit of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) is used, which allows the impact of each of the seven main greenhouse gasses to be expressed in terms of the amount of CO2…