Including 9 closely related terms such as carbon reductions, carbon reduction, and carbon budgets.
… ……………………………………………………… 6 3.0 Achievements to date……. …………………………………………………….. 8 4.0 Carbon Emissions Baselines ………………………………………………….. 11 5.0 Carbon Reduction Targets …………………………………………………….. 15 6.0 Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2030 ……………………………. 17 7.0 Priority 1: Delivering a Carbon Neutral Council ……………………………… 19 8.0 Priority 2: Sustainable Procurement ………………………………………….. 24 9.0 Priority 3…
…. As a Local Authority, service provider and estate manager, we should be leading the way in achieving carbon reductions and reducing our impact on the environment. 1.1 A Local Focus on a Global Problem The vision of the Council is 'West Lancashire together: the place of choice to live, work, visit and invest'. To achieve this, the Council has identified seven priorities, one of which is to become…
… target of an 80% reduction by 2050, as a result of the IPCC report published in 2018. 5.1 West Lancashire Borough Council Carbon Reduction Target A carbon reduction target for West Lancashire Borough Council was included within the climate emergency declaration agreed in 2019. The One Carbon World report identified the most significant sources of CO2e emissions are arising from…
… Borough Council, to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. 16 The recommended West Lancashire carbon targets to be adopted include: The recommended energy only CO2 carbon budget for the West Lancashire area for the period of 2020 to 2100 is 4.0 MtCO2. To put this in perspective, at 2017 CO2 emission levels, West Lancashire would use this entire budget within 6 years…
… Reduction In Annual Emissions Carbon Budget Period Recommended Carbon Budget (Mt/CO2) 2020 21.0% 2018 - 2022 2.7 2025 62.8% 2023 - 2027 1.3 2030 82.5% 2028 - 2032 0.6 2035 91.8% 2033 - 2037 0.3 2040 96.1% 2038 - 2042 0.1 2045 98.2% 2043 - 2047 0.1 2050 99.1% 2048 - 2100 0.1 Table 5.2 – West Lancashire's Percentage Reduction in Annual Emissions and Recommended 5-Year Carbon Budgets…