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Mole Valley District Council

… 1 Introduction 3 Our mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. The Carbon Trust is an independent, expert partner of leading organisations around the world, helping them contribute to and benefit from a more sustainable future through carbon reduction, resource efficiency strategies and commercialising low carbon technologies. About the Carbon Trust…

… will need to integrate carbon management in its’ interactions with contractors and operators to achieve the 2030 carbon neutral target. • Emissions from Council-operated activities primarily come from gas and electricity consumption in buildings • In a do-nothing scenario out to 2030, gas consumption will account for 52.7% of emissions from Council-controlled operations, and should be a focus area…

…. Better management and analysis of footprint data ultimately leads to insights that enable reductions. • Looking ahead, the council should monitor carbon emissions annually, and source data to create an expanded and more comprehensive scope 3 footprint. 3 Introduction to carbon footprinting 10 • Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat. They let sunlight…

…, control and reduce. As a result, public (and private) sector carbon action has traditionally focused on scope 1 and 2 emissions. • Where scope 3 emissions have been included, organisations have tended to only consider select elements. However, there is now increasing appetite to include a more comprehensive set of scope 3 emission sources in footprints to encourage carbon reduction…

…: Not applicable to the Council’s operations The following emission sources have been excluded from the footprint calculation: Table: Laying out the different emissions sources within scope 3, whether they were or were not included, and why. Recently, there has been a considerable amount of debate in both the public and private sector on the correct carbon accounting procedure for Renewable Energy…