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Isles of Scilly

… will be low carbon contributing towards our net zero carbon ambition, whilst also helping reduce carbon emissions from wider construction and development projects across the islands. 16 The Local Plan will also shape new and existing development to support the islands’ resilience to a changing climate and to tackle climate change locally. Image: Council of the Isles of Scilly Moving…

… capturing carbon from the atmosphere and locking it away. Climate change adaptation works in tandem with climate change mitigation measures. Although reducing carbon emissions is important, it will take many decades for emission reductions to reverse climate changes to which we’re already committed. This is why we need to adapt to the inevitable physical impacts of climate change such as sea…

… journey and the magnitude of our carbon reduction ambition, we must first understand where our carbon emissions come from, so we are able to prioritise where we need to focus our time and resource. This Climate Change Action Plan specifically focuses on the operational carbon emissions associated with the Council’s day to day activities and services over which it has direct control…

… Accounting Tool, developed for the Local Government Association, the Council has calculated its carbon emissions* using this standardised and consistent approach for the first time. The tool uses the Government’s carbon factors which are updated and published annually and applies them to the Council’s operational activities. These are divided into three categories, or “scopes”. Scope 1 includes…

… process, ensuring that the buildings the Council retains will meet the 2030 net zero carbon ambition. Crucially, the Council also unanimously agreed to support the development of a decarbonisation plan for all Council properties that are to be retained following the estate rationalization. The decarbonisation plan will set out the long-term strategy for to reduce our carbon emissions…