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… management level Launch and begin implementing Fife Council Carbon Management Plan Deliver projects within the revised Carbon Management Plan (2020) to reduce Fife Council’s carbon emissions, including decarbonising fleet, energy efficiency, renewables development and updating design approaches. Carbon reduction in line with Scottish Government and Climate Emergency targets of 75% by 2030 net zero…

… decade Fife Council has worked proactively to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change, and Fife’s carbon footprint has fallen by over 55% (compared to 1990 emission levels). This activity has set a good foundation, but the latest climate science1 suggests that emissions need to be cut even deeper and faster than previously thought to avoid catastrophic impacts…

… gases) - carbon sequestration. Climate Fife will be implemented through eight themes, under which we hope hundreds of projects will be delivered with communities, and public and private sector partners across Fife. Themes of work Adaptation Energy efficiency Low carbon energy Move, store & transform energy Sustainable transport Carbon sequestration Resource efficiency…

… the energy efficiency of Fife’s buildings, assets and infrastructure to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and bills. Low carbon energy Climate Fife projects seek to decarbonise the heat and power generated and used in Fife. Local generation will create jobs and support the local economy. Generating more electricity locally via biomass, wind, wave, hydro and solar power, will reduce…

… and has a municipal recycling target of 70% by 2025. Fife’s own Zero Waste Fife – Resources Strategy and Action Plan will also direct action in this area. Carbon sequestration Climate Fife projects will focus on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in long term carbon sinks so that it will not contribute to global warming in the medium term. This workstream will work in areas…