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… on the Council. The 2030 Shadow Board’s purpose is to work collectively to drive forward Sunderland’s ambitions and commitment to tackling climate change and the 2030 Shadow Board has shaped the development of the Sunderland Low Carbon Framework. Sunderland Low Carbon Framework The 2030 Shadow Board recognises that reducing carbon emissions cannot be linear and requires close co-operation across…

… Framework establishes a target for the City as a whole to be carbon neutral by 2040. This target has been set based on the understanding that Sunderland would need to reduce its annual carbon emissions by 14.4% per annum to achieve this. The calculations are based on the Tyndall Centre’s recommendations, which is a science led approach. A much greater reduction, of 25% per annum, would…

…), medium (5–7 years) and long (8– 10 years) The Low Carbon Framework sets out a range of wider benefits to which reducing carbon emissions is expected to be able to contribute. There will therefore be opportunities for the ongoing development and implementation of the Council’s Low Carbon Action Plan to support delivery of the wider City Plan as well as to support delivery of individual…

… understanding of carbon datasets. We need to understand the nature and sources of the climate emissions at city level by using reliable baseline information in order to determine an appropriate scale and type of intervention. Whilst data is very important to our low carbon planning, we must not allow the absence of perfect data to prevent us taking action. We recognise that this is an area which…

…. Sunderland Low Carbon Action Plan December 2020 Page 4 Sunderland City Council Carbon Emissions, Vision and Target Emissions Sunderland City Council currently emits 15,018 tonnes of carbon annually through its estate. This is made up of approx. 8,000 tonnes from buildings, 5,300 from streetlights, 1,490 from its fleet, 220 from its business travel. The emissions have been steadily…