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…% from electricity. The total footprint was 2,181,724 tonnes. Carbon emissions reduction so far has predominantly been from using less grid electricity, and less carbon intensive grid electricity as the UK moves away from coal. The carbon emissions from heat (burning gas, oil, or other fuels in our homes and other buildings) have not reduced by as much, and emissions from transport (cars, busses…

… carbon saving potential. • Funding to improve the thermal properties of all buildings should be made available. • Energy bills currently have levies applied that in the past have been used to help support introduction of renewable energy and reduce emissions across the sector. Currently levies are disproportionately applied to electricity rates when compared to natural gas rates. As County Durham…

… Council ambition, this is an ambition that is shared by all our partners, and we want everyone to help to ensure we deliver. Cllr Mark Wilkes Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods and Climate Change Contents Foreword 3 The Climate Change Strategy 6 Carbon Emissions Budget 7 - 8 Vision and Principles 9 - 10 County Durham Climate Change Agreement 11 Themes & Emergency Response Plan 12…

… towards making Durham County Council and County Durham  carbon neutral taking into account both production and consumption emissions. Investigate what further actions are necessary to make County Durham carbon neutral by 2050 and pledge to achieve this. Government released their Net Zero Strategy in 2021 which outlines the steps that will be taken to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. It covers…

… https://democracy.durham.gov.uk/documents/s119824/7%20Climate%20Change%20Action%20Plan%202020.pdf https://countydurhampartnership.co.uk/county-durham-partnership/county-durham-vision-2035/ County Carbon Emissions Budget It matters how quickly we can reduce our carbon emissions. The latest carbon footprint figures for County Durham are for the year 2019, as it takes a long time…