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East Cambridgeshire District Council

… to hopefully agree the next steps in tackling climate change and boosting our natural environment. And I congratulate the UK government for committing in April to set the world’s most ambitious climate change target into law, in order to reduce carbon emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. I am also thrilled to read of the Queen’s Green Canopy, a national programme of tree planting…

…. For example, if you reduce 20 tonnes of CO2 in 2020, this produces a cumulative impact of 400 tonnes reduction by 2040. ‘Net Zero Carbon’ means, first, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the lowest possible level. Then, for any remaining emissions, offsetting them through carbon removal methods such as tree planting or carbon capture and storage, so we have ‘net zero’ emissions overall…

… Carbon Footprint 15 East Cambridgeshire District Council’s Carbon Footprint 17 Defining the Scope 17 Excluded Emissions 19 Data Collection 19 Calculating the Baseline 20 Overall Summary 20 Intensity Ratios 23 3. Carbon Emission Overall Target and Interim Targets 24 4. Biodiversity and the Natural Environment 30 5. Ideas Forum 35 6. Actions and Projects 36 Review of our Top 20…

… by cutting carbon emissions, protecting biodiversity and reducing pollution. The necessity of reaching net-zero was enshrined in UK law on 27th June 2019, requiring the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. More recently (in April 2021), Government has committed to amending the law to include a new interim target of a 78% cut in emissions by 2035. Human activity…

… to do the same. This updated Plan aims to further facilitate that process. Our Vision (updated for June 2021) Our vision for 2040 is to deliver net zero carbon emissions for the Council’s operations and, in partnership with all stakeholders, for East Cambridgeshire as a whole, with clear and demonstrable progress towards that target year on year. At the same time, we will support our…