Including the closely related term carbon saving.
… Foreword Introduction The Changing Landscape Overview and Scrutiny A Year in Numbers Current Emissions Profile Targets and Estimated Carbon Savings Wokingham Borough Council’s Carbon Footprint as an Organisation Climate Emergency Action Plan Appendix 1. Data Sources Appendix 2. Glossary Appendix 3. Sustainable Development Goals Appendix 4. Carbon Accounting Methodology &…
… priority areas to focus on for reducing CO2. In July 2020, an annual report was presented to Council which detailed targets and actions that needed to be undertaken to reach the 2030 net-zero carbon target. In order to quantify the magnitude of the challenge and the level of commitment needed, we used trajectories and best estimates to quantify the carbon savings generated by the delivery…
… of the actions and achieving the proposed targets. A short fall of 67.18 ktCO2e was identified, which provides a clear picture for the scale of the approach that is needed. This Climate Emergency Action Plan Second Progress Report presents a costed-up action plan with carbon saving targets against individual projects, where possible. The report summarises the Borough’s plans for the years ahead…
… and demonstrates the benefits of becoming net zero. These actions will be delivered over the next ten years; however, some actions will be delivered sooner than others, and carbon savings will be achieved following the implementation of each target and in some cases further down the line. Most of the actions to be delivered over the first few years set in motion the groundwork and foundations for new…
… 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 K tC O 2e Year Wokingham Carbon Emissions 2030 Scenario (557 ktCO2e 2019) WBC Carbon footprint 2018 BAU Emissions Target Emissions Wokingham Borough Council - Climate Emergency Action Plan - Working Document Page | 12 Targets and Estimated Carbon Savings This action plan establishes targets to achieve carbon…