Including 18 closely related terms such as global carbon emissions, carbon emission, and carbon emissions.
… in our communities to be involved in this journey. We look forward to reducing emissions from our own activities and, more widely, to working with partners in order to bring about equal change. Cllr Joshua Beynon, Chair of the Net Zero Carbon 2030 Group Page 3 of 48 1. Background In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a Special Report…
… on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C. The IPCC found that a 1.5°C world would have significantly lower climate-related risks for natural and human systems than a 2°C world, and that global carbon emissions would need to reach net zero around 2050 in order to have no, or limited, overshoot beyond the effects of 1.5°C of climate change. Behind this report is a huge body of scientific research…
… Carbon Footprint _ Renewable-energy Generation Carbon Offsetting = Net Zero Carbon (a) Non-domestic buildings The Council has reduced carbon emissions from its non-domestic buildings by 45% since 2003/04 – from 18,564 tCO2e to 10,285 tCO2e. A reduction in emissions of 12.58% occurred from 2017/18 into 2018/19. Energy consumed by the Council’s non-domestic buildings…
… in the [decreasing] UK emission-conversion factor for electricity, and as a consequence the Council is currently unable to directly benefit from carbon savings resulting from its procurement of ‘green’ electricity as this would effectively amount to double-counting the carbon savings). - The NPS authorities are part of the seventh-largest purchase (after the ‘Big 6’) of electricity and gas in UK markets…
…. Consider application for water smart metering. Various Ongoing NZC-08 Develop appropriate carbon-reduction target for the Council’s non-domestic buildings as part of annual review of Action Plan. Sustainable Development & Energy Manager Apr 2021 (b) Streetlighting The Council has reduced carbon emissions from its streetlighting by 60% since 2008 – from 2,220…