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West Oxfordshire District Council

… Page | 1 CARBON ACTION PLAN The Pathway to Achieving Carbon Neutral by 2030 Presented to Full Council: 28th October 2020 Page | 2 Contents 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3 1.1…

… .............................................................................................. 11 3.3. GP3: Supply heat and power using clean energy .................................................................. 12 3. 4. GP4: Offset remaining emissions to achieve carbon neutral................................................ 13 4.0 Pathway to carbon neutral ....................................................................................................... 14 5.0 Priorities…

… and measure of the Council’s current impact on climate change so that it can measure the success of actions taken to reduce and remove emissions;  Define a set of Guiding Principles for planning all future research and projects implemented by the Council towards its target of carbon neutral;  Identify a Pathway and Priorities for Action as the trajectory for achieving carbon neutral;  Set…

…, resulting electricity demand should then be supplied is discussed in more detail under Guiding Principle 3. 3.3. GP3: Supply heat and power using clean energy Measures to reduce demand and design efficient and predominantly electricity-based systems are important first steps in the Council’s Pathway to achieving carbon neutral. The Council’s next step will be to assess options to supply…

… and, although its electricity tariff is green, the GHG emissions associated with it are accounted for using the average grid factor. GLL, current sports leisure contractor for the Council, also source their energy from an energy supplier which is, in turn, is subject to the same average grid factor. The Council’s aim for carbon accounting of renewable electricity will therefore need to ensure…