Including 20 closely related terms such as carbon emission, carbon emissions, and emissions.
… the commitments of the declaration passed in 2019. The declaration set the target for the Council to become carbon neutral by 2050 encompassing its own assets and operations. To be clear the first phase of the Council’s action plan will cover ‘Scope 1’ and ‘Scope 2’ emissions using best practice guidance as set by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Scope 1 – All direct emissions from the activities…
… of the organisation, occurring from sources that the Council does not own or does not control. 4.4 The plan sets out the initial opportunities the Council has identified to reduce carbon emissions relating to its own estate and operations but the authority recognises that this is only a starting point. The Council will continue to engage staff and stakeholders to expand the range of actions that will enable…
… on selling new petrol, diesel or hybrid vehicles in the UK by 2035. The Council should be able to achieve significant carbon and cost savings by reviewing its maintenance policies to specify highly efficient plant and services, and electric vehicles, rather than replacing like-for-like. Changing policies to specify materials with low embodied carbon should also reduce Scope 3 emissions by considering…
… and has been categorised in target areas of action: 1. Strategy (Taking the Lead) 2. Energy 3. Waste & Consumption 4. Transport 5. Nature 6. Resilience & Adaptation Walsall Council has a long-held commitment and track record of climate change action having first signed the Nottingham Declaration in November 2006. Considerable progress has been made in reducing carbon emissions…
… by reducing energy use and improving the efficiency of our buildings. However, to achieve the 2050 target we will have to go further. The plan sets out the initial opportunities we have identified to reduce carbon emissions relating to the council’s own estate and operations but we recognise that this is only a starting point. As a council, we will continue to engage staff and stakeholders to expand…