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Aberdeen City Council

…. Indeed, reduced carbon intensity in our power sector has been the dominant driver of our national emissions reductions in recent years, whilst the performance of other sectors has been mixed and incremental at best. This is according to analysis undertaken by the Committee on Climate Change last year. The Committee calls for urgent improvements to policies and governance embedded across all…

… in the global energy transition to a Climate Positive future. “Moving to a productive low carbon economy cannot be achieved by central government alone; it is a shared responsibility across the country. Local areas are best placed to drive emission reductions through their unique position of managing policy on land, buildings, water, waste and transport. They can embed low carbon measures…

… here. • Develop a robust pathway to below zero emissions, aligned with an appropriate science-based methodology, through which we can identify: - an ambitious target date by which all City Council operations will have a net zero carbon impact. - an ambitious target date by which we will become and move beyond net zero status as a whole city; - our below zero carbon (climate positive) balance…

… emissions related to the operation and continued development of our city – across all sectors – are verified as reaching beyond net zero, taking account of the emissions we help others beyond our city to save through the export of zero carbon energy supplies, such as green hydrogen. As an undisputed centre of excellence globally for the oil and gas sector, Aberdeen is also ideally and uniquely…

…- leading target, with 75% of emissions reduction compared to 1990 to be delivered by 2030. That’s a hugely ambitious and steep reduction target, but it is one which can be achieved by working together across the country and by taking concerted action immediately. The decarbonisation of energy generation and supply plays a pivotal role in reducing the carbon intensity of our towns and cities…