Including 7 closely related terms such as reduce carbon, carbon emission, and carbon footprint.
… commuting, waste and leased assets. Further sections of the Plan outline action that can be taken to reduce carbon emissions by residents, businesses and others across the District, either through direct initiatives, using statutory powers or by influencing behaviour change. This ranges from emissions arising from travel, as well as from homes, business premises and production processes, through…
… calculation of carbon emissions for a range of activities. To calculate the District’s carbon footprint, we have used our own data multiplied by the BEIS emission factors for that activity to give the kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted. This is divided by 1000 to convert to tonnes. An example for energy use is: (Energy (kWh) x emissions factor) / 1000 = tonnes of carbon dioxide…
…: The section on Council Operations sets out how the Council aims to reduce its own carbon emissions to become carbon neutral and identifies actions on how this is to be achieved. Council operations include emissions reduction in Council buildings, including the Civic offices, museum and sheltered housing as well as emissions from the goods and services that the Council purchases, business travel, staff…
… •Air Quality •District Buildings •Natural Environment •Waste •Climate Change Adaption District Emissions 4 Policy Context This document aligns with policy across the Council including the strategic objectives in the Corporate Plan to keep the district moving sustainably and enable residents to access new opportunities for employment and to reduce the carbon footprint across…
…://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/EFDC-Sustainability-Guidance_Vol2_minor-dev.pdf 5 Epping Forest District Council’s Own Emissions Baseline and Methodology Over the 2020/21 financial year the baseline carbon footprint for the Council’s own estate and service provision has been calculated using information and data from the 2018/19 financial year. The new baseline considers changes…