Including 15 closely related terms such as carbon budget, plan carbon, and reduce carbon.
… Zero Examine context - opportunities/ threats Gather evidence - emissions and climate risks Target worst emissions/ key climate risks Calculate an annual carbon budget Plan & prioritise actions Improve data collation/ management Routemap approved 2020 Approve plan 2021 2025 review and publish revised plan 2030 review and publish revised plan 2035 review and publish…
… net zero target. The development of a Council Carbon Budget aims to improve understanding of our energy consumption, in doing so, the costs associated with carbon expenditure. To stay within this budget requires cutting carbon emissions from the Council’s own assets and operations, by an agreed amount each year. A Council Carbon Budget will be prepared annually, aligning with the budget…
… increase in actions to reduce carbon emissions and to build resilience. Delivery of the plan will make an active contribution to the Council’s wider net zero city commitment. Aberdeen City Council I Council Climate Change Plan 2021 - 2025 4 Our targets We will achieve net zero corporate carbon emissions* by 2045 at the latest with interim targets of: - a reduction of at least 48% by 2025…
… - a reduction of at least 75% by 2030 (against Council 2015/16 reporting baseline) This plan will be reviewed in 2025 and thereafter every 5 years, or earlier taking into account changes to legislation strategy and guidelines. * For the purpose of this plan carbon emissions refers to tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). In order to deliver the plan we will: ♦ Be an exemplar for net zero…
… and climate resilience through actions to reduce direct and indirect emissions and measures to manage the climate risks to our estate and operations ♦ Re-shape our operational activity but also where possible go beyond this for reductions to our whole carbon footprint and to examine our wider influence ♦ Establish partnerships for the delivery of projects ♦ Contribute our part to the delivery…