Including 14 closely related terms such as carbon budget, carbon projects, and low carbon.
… to Council. We will also prepare and publish an annual report on our carbon emission footprint with the information being made publicly available. Both the Low Carbon Project Officer and the Low Carbon Officer Working Group will be responsible for implementation of, monitoring and reporting on this strategy. We will also continue to work with the Low Carbon Working Group to prepare and implement a Low…
… Selby District Council Low Carbon Strategy 2021 - 2030 Produced by: Low Carbon Project Officer Date: 08 September 2021 Approved: 24 February 2022 Revisions: 1.0 2 Contents Foreword 3 Strategy on a page 5 1. Introduction 6 The Global…
… to reducing and also fully offsetting our direct carbon emissions by 2023. Strategy on a page By 2030, the Council and its operations will be carbon neutral, positively helping Selby District and the North Yorkshire area move to a net zero carbon economy. We recognise that the creation of the new North Yorkshire Council in 2023 means that it will not be possible to implement all the measures…
… necessary to achieve this in the lifetime of Selby District Council and that the mantle for achieving this will pass to the new local authority. However, we now understand the Council’s own Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and we are making a commitment to fully offsetting these up to 2023 whilst we also further develop a range of potential low carbon projects with a focus on the early wins that can be achieved…
… and energy use within leased assets). Our carbon footprint has been calculated to be 2,592 tonnes CO2e, with 42% for Scope 1, 10% for Scope 2, and 48% for Scope 3. This provides us with a baseline to understand our carbon budget, and a starting point to begin reducing our carbon footprint. It should also be considered that over the next decade to 2030, emissions will accumulate year on year, so the total…