Including 24 closely related terms such as carbon emission, carbon emissions, and gas emissions.
… in order to limit temperature rises and prevent dangerous climate change. In 2015 emissions fell by 3% and they are now 38% below 1990 levels. The majority of these reductions can be attributed to the decline of coal in the power industries so achieving further emissions reductions are likely to be challenging. (Meeting Carbon Budgets – 2016 Progress Report to Parliament) Carbon dioxide emissions…
… of new procurement guidelines being developed by July 2018. MSDC Sustainability Officer/Head of Digital and Customer Service Consideration of greenhouse gas emissions, use of plastic, packaging Existing Budget Contracts Scope existing contracts and consider appropriate sustainability indicators and impact of Social Value Act for future contracts by March 2019 MSDC Joint…
… and opportunities laid out in the Risk Assessment and will also be produced every five years. Sustainability Strategy February 2018 18 The Clean Growth Strategy (2017) sets out a range of policies and proposals across the industrial, transport and domestic sectors to reduce carbon emissions. ‘Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment’ (2018) sets out a national long-term framework…
… around areas such as climate change, carbon reduction and the management of waste that the Council needs to address. It is important to ensure that the Council has a Sustainability Action Plan in place to help co-ordinate and structure sustainability actions and ensure that they are implemented in a meaningful and pragmatic way. Our Action Plan is included at Appendix 1 and is split into three…
… ACTION PLAN Appendix 1 SUSTAINABLE COUNCIL This focuses on areas where the Council can improve its own performance to progress sustainability through the procurement and management of its own buildings and public spaces. The main themes of activity are: Improving energy, water efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions Waste minimisation and recycling Promoting…