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Bridgend County Borough Council

… methodology. This represents around 0.23% of Wales’s total greenhouse gas emissions12. Welsh Governments Carbon Reporting looks at emissions being attributed to the three categories or scopes: - Scope 1 Direct Emissions - are those that occur from an organisation at source, for example by heating buildings or from the exhausts of vehicles. Scope 2 Indirect Emissions – are those that occur…

… is producing more greenhouse gas emissions than it absorbs which is causing global warming and climate change. The council commissioned a carbon footprint assessment for its own operations. This is shown below and provides a baseline to measure performance against the 2030 Net Zero target. Total Bridgend Council Carbon Emissions 2019/20: 90,241 tonnes CO2e Carbon neutrality, or having a net…

… Total emissions Scope 2: Indirect Scope 1: Direct Scope 3: Indirect Scope for public sector emissions reduction Purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling for own use Scope 1 Direct emissions that arise directly from sources that are owned or controlled by the public sector, for example from fuels used in boilers on estates or the vehicles owned by the public sector. Scope 2…

… recognises that there is a need to improve data accuracy and coverage in some areas of its Carbon Footprint assessment. The requirement for ongoing data improvement is needed, in particular for business travel and employee commuting related emissions. 14 Bridgend 2030 Net Zero Carbon Strategy Carbon Management Plan Working with The Carbon Trust, the council has been able to calculate its total…

… has been estimated in 2030 as 34,155 tCO2e. This represents the council’s estimated residual carbon emissions in 2030, plus the initiatives that were unquantifiable at this point in terms of carbon savings. The council will need to offset the remaining carbon emissions using the correct and approved methods. The graph below gives a visual representation of these savings as the council…