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Canterbury City Council

… of net zero by ● Enabling the investment and change to council services and assets to reduce emissions and switch to low and zero carbon technologies ● Planning for a net zero district ● Working with our strategic partners to enable and deliver projects at a district level that reduce emissions 2. Build climate resilience by ● Preparing our district response to the natural and human…

… and services that the council buys and uses) can be daunting as it covers everything an organisation buys, sells, invests in, leases to others and disposes of as well as commuting and business travel. But for authorities and institutions like ours, scope 3 makes up a large portion of the total carbon footprint. Measuring it can lead to the design of innovative solutions to reduce carbon emissions…

… there are many actions that the council can take, our options investigation and scenario modelling for ways to reduce emissions from our operation and estate show that significant new funding will be necessary. The most costly aspects for decarbonisation include making council housing, leisure centres, public and commercial buildings and refuse collection services reach net zero carbon. Our…

… Secure low carbon electricity supply Commissioned Services Procure a long-term electricity base load to power council operations ~100 2021-22 NZ2 Minimise office accommodation emissions Commissioned Services Included emissions reduction outcomes in office relocation project, aiming to enable net zero ~975 2021-23 NZ3 All-electric light fleet Procurement Cars and vans to be replace…

… with electric vehicles progressively to 100% electric ~30 2025 NZ4 Workplace charge points Transport Team Increase availability of charge points to serve staff and grey fleet ~30 2021 NZ5 Procurement Procurement Value chain emissions analysis to inform procurement emissions reduction strategy ~450 2022 NZ6 Employee commuting and home working Climate Change Officer Net emissions analysis…