Including 22 closely related terms such as carbon emission, carbon emissions, and gas emissions.
…) which sets out the principles of sustainability (including carbon emissions reduction) that will be expected of businesses/companies tendering for Council contracts. Planning Service commissioned a 'ClimatEvolution' Strategy, with the assessment criteria including how the consultancy would consider climate change issues (reducing / offsetting greenhouse gas emissions; climate adaptation…
… each of the following aspects of ELC estate and operations to reduce emissions towards achieving Net Zero: energy efficiency, water, heat Climate Change Strategy; ELC Climate Change Reporting CCPMG – all relevant Service Areas; Scottish Government Emissions reduction towards Net Zero for energy efficiency, water, heat Reduce carbon emissions annually to reach Net Zero…
… and Business Mileage Climate Change Strategy; ELC Climate Change Reporting CCPMG – all relevant Service Areas; Scottish Government Emissions reduction towards Net Zero for Transport Fleet and Business Mileage Reduce carbon emissions annually to reach Net Zero as soon as possible Annually 1.5b Reduce ELC’s waste and review recycling options within Council buildings…
… and updates on an annual basis. 3.2 In addition to the commitments set out in the Climate Change Strategy, the Council also has statutory Public Bodies’ Climate Change Duties as set out in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009: to contribute to the delivery of carbon emissions reduction targets, to help deliver climate adaptation, and to act sustainably. We report on these annually…
… footprint has continued to reduce, with the latest data from our Climate Change Report 2019/20 showing a 29.5% overall reduction in the Council’s carbon footprint since our baseline year of 2014/15, and a reduction of 2.5% from last year, to 14,630 tCO2e, as reported in a Members’ Library Service report3 (December 2020). The Council is making good progress in respect of emissions reduction, year…