Including 29 closely related terms such as carbon emissions, carbon emission, and gas emissions.
… emissions as much as possible. The current MLDP continues this support for greater building energy efficiency and extends this requirement to meet the minimum carbon dioxide emissions reduction target of the then 2015 Building Regulations, and any subsequent revisions to these Regulations. The current plan will be subject of a review and will incorporate whatever measures arise from the Government’s…
… Change declaration in 2007. This was a voluntary agreement that committed the Council to working with the Scottish and UK Governments to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, taking steps to adapt to the impact of climate change, and working with communities on the issue. 3.2 On 31 October 2019 The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 became law. It amends…
… the legislative framework for climate change action in Scotland (6) by setting new mandatory targets to reduce Scotland's emissions of all greenhouse gases (7) to Net Zero by 2045. It also sets interim targets of at least 56% reduction in 2020, 75% by 2030 and 90% by 2040(8) to support the transition to a sustainable low carbon economy. These new targets give Scotland some of the most stringent statutory…
…. The latest Met Office climate projection data for Midlothian (2018) (10) estimates that under a mid-range carbon emissions scenario, summers will be 5% drier and winters 7% wetter compared to those in 1990. Both summer and winter days will, on average be 1°C hotter. Under a high carbon emissions scenario, summers will be 5% drier and winters 10% wetter compared to those in 1990. Both winter and summer…
… sector represents a small fraction of overall emissions. Carbon dioxide was the main greenhouse gas emitted or removed in most sectors but there were emissions of methane, Nitrous oxide and Fluorinated gases recorded (albeit to a much reduced level in most cases) across most sectors. Only the public sector and industrial processes sectors recorded zero levels of these non-carbon dioxide greenhouse…