Including 9 closely related terms such as manage, management, and reduce carbon.
…, such as Government grants. Once a year the review will include an update of the changes to the Council’s carbon emissions. The latest report for 2021/22 shows that the Councils direct emissions have been reduced by 47%, largely due to a change in the fuel used in its diesel vehicles. This Climate Action Strategy aligns with the Council’s Carbon Management Plan. It is centred around the same Carbon…
…. Carbon hotspots: Sources of high levels of carbon emissions, for organisations to focus their carbon reduction efforts on. Carbon insetting: The financing of carbon reduction or sequestration projects that reduce carbon emissions outside of an organisation’s direct operations but within its own supply chain. Carbon neutral: achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases put into the atmosphere…
… and those taken out. Carbon offsetting: The financing of carbon reduction or sequestration projects elsewhere, outside of an organisation’s direct operations, in order to ‘balance’ or compensate for emissions. Carbon sink: Anything natural that absorbs and stores carbon from the atmosphere for long periods of time – for example, forests, grasslands, soil and the ocean. A biological or ‘indirect…
…. Firstly, carbon reduction will only become more difficult in the future as the easy-actions are completed and more complex issues remain. Secondly, the longer it takes to start reducing carbon emissions, the more impacts will be experienced from a changing climate. Therefore, urgent action is required to address the high emitting sectors now, give time for more complex decarbonisation issues…
… Reduction Action Plan (April 2022 to March 2025) to address its own emissions. In implementing the Action Plan, HDC is leading the District’s decarbonisation efforts and hoping to inspire others to reduce their own carbon emissions. However, the Council’s emissions only represent a small fraction of the District’s carbon footprint. As such, HDC has commissioned a Climate Action Strategy…