Including 5 closely related terms such as carbon budget, carbon emission, and carbon emissions.
… the Borough and the Tees Valley • Undertaking further work to assess the viability of developing battery storage facilities and district energy schemes - utilising renewable energy sources 1c. Take other action to reduce harmful emissions This should include: • Reducing carbon emissions by minimising waste • Utilising ‘carbon foot-printing tools13 to assess the impact of activities and operations…
… context Achieving net zero presents a major challenge for the Borough as a whole. According to the Tyndall Carbon Budget Reports10, based on 2017 CO2 emission levels, Stockton-on-Tees as a whole will exceed the recommended budget available within 6 years from 2020. To stay within the recommended carbon budget Stockton-on-Tees will, from 2020 onwards, need to achieve average mitigation rates…
… to 160,820.78 kWh in 2019/20, resulting in financial savings in excess of £20k per annum. Other measures have also helped to reduce the Council’s carbon emissions. For example, the introduction of electric and ‘hybrid’ vehicles into the Council’s fleet (8 vehicles in operation in 2021); the promotion of initiatives such as a Cycle to Work scheme; and the use of new low-heat products for repairing…
… year 12. So at the Borough scale it would be beneficial to increase the total area of woodland, intertidal and other habitat with a high carbon sequestration unit value, while at the same time ensuring that sustainable forms of agriculture thrive and continue to make an important contribution to the local economy and will be driven by national policy. Environmental Sustainability &…
…’. This recognises that the natural environment provides a very wide range of ecosystem services (including carbon sequestration, food, water, flood alleviation, biodiversity and improved public health and wellbeing) which should be valued for the benefit they provide to people and the economy. Numerous human and natural factors continue to have major impacts on the UK’s natural environment: our…