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Arun District Council

…. Fig 1. Graphic to showcase which emission sources have been included within the council’s carbon footprint. Arun District Council 2021-2022 emissions The council has finalised the carbon emissions for all scopes for the 2021-2022 financial year and included them within the table below. This also showcases the tonnes of CO2e percentage change seen within Scopes 1, 2, 3 and the total emissions…

… will require all contractors to provide carbon reporting as part of the procurement process as well as annual updates on emission reductions. This will allow for the council’s Scope 3 emissions to be more accurate and in turn ensure resources are allocated to the right areas. This is part of the extended work going on with the council’s procurement team and internal legal team. Financial Services…

… Your environment Climate change Climate action and biodiversity work plan 2023 to 2024 Climate action and biodiversity work plan 2023 to 2024 Introduction The council declared a climate emergency in January 2020 and stated its aim to be carbon neutral by 2030, twenty years ahead of the current UK government target. To analyse the council’s carbon emission and to set…

… a baseline, a detailed carbon audit was carried out in 2021. This analysis is outlined in the council’s Carbon Neutral Strategy (2022-30) which was adopted in October 2021. The monitoring of emissions will be essential in tracking the council’s journey to carbon neutrality – therefore a detailed emission audit will be carried out each financial year. The carbon audit provided a baseline to measure future…

… which has a key aim of ‘supporting the environment’, improving sustainability, biodiversity and protecting habitats. Emission Baselines The council commissioned a carbon audit to calculate its carbon emissions and to set baselines. The audit used data from the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21. This allowed for comparison of emissions pre-pandemic and during the restrictions to assess any…