Including 17 closely related terms such as gas emissions, emissions, and emissions reduction.
… sustainability targets, particularly in reducing carbon emissions, which would delay progress towards a more sustainable and climate-resilient future for Wealden. 95. Key environmental and sustainability considerations include: a. Continued reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from local authority operations. b. Co-benefits of implementing further emissions reduction strategies in high-impact…
… emissions, the Council’s own emissions, and an overview of progress on prioritised actions in the Action Plan. Annual Emissions 19. The district's emissions data is reviewed first. It's important to note that there is an approximate 18-month delay in data reporting, meaning the most recent data available is for the calendar year 2022. 20. Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) is a standard way…
… to measure and compare the impact of different GHGs based on how much they contribute to global warming, using carbon dioxide as the baseline. Since some gases are more potent than others, CO₂e allows us to express all emissions in a single, comparable figure. This makes it easier to report and understand the total impact on climate, no matter the type of gas. https…
…://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66cdfe604e046525fa39cf78/committee-on-fuel-poverty-annual-report-2024.pdf District Wide Emissions 21. The report presents the latest data in our district-wide emissions and local authority greenhouse gas emissions, as issued by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) for the calendar year 2022. 22. In 2022, Wealden’s territorial GHGs were 651.25 kilotonne carbon…
…, and the agriculture sector was responsible for 21% net emissions. 24. Appendix A provides a detailed assessment of the district wide emissions in 2022. Council Emissions 25. To support local authorities, the Local Government Association (LGA), in collaboration with Local Partnerships and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), launched a GHG Accounting Tool for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, Scope 3 and Outside…