Including 10 closely related terms such as reduce carbon, carbon budgeting, and carbon accounting.
… increase in actions to reduce carbon emissions and to build resilience. Delivery of the plan will make an active contribution to the Council’s wider net zero city commitment. Aberdeen City Council I Council Climate Change Plan 2021 - 2025 4 Our targets We will achieve net zero corporate carbon emissions* by 2045 at the latest with interim targets of: - a reduction of at least 48% by 2025…
… - a reduction of at least 75% by 2030 (against Council 2015/16 reporting baseline) This plan will be reviewed in 2025 and thereafter every 5 years, or earlier taking into account changes to legislation strategy and guidelines. * For the purpose of this plan carbon emissions refers to tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). In order to deliver the plan we will: ♦ Be an exemplar for net zero…
… A Project Register is established and will sit on the Council website. This is intended to be a “live” document, prioritising actions needed, alongside available resources. Additional opportunities may emerge through new technology and external funding routes. 5.2.2 Carbon budgeting Carbon accounting to measure and monitor the Council’s direct and indirect emissions will be necessary to deliver any…
… net zero target. The development of a Council Carbon Budget aims to improve understanding of our energy consumption, in doing so, the costs associated with carbon expenditure. To stay within this budget requires cutting carbon emissions from the Council’s own assets and operations, by an agreed amount each year. A Council Carbon Budget will be prepared annually, aligning with the budget…
… setting process and carbon allocations apportioned, agreed and assigned to a Function or Cluster based on their influence on action. This aims to build greater accountability for the delivery of actions and improve understanding of corporate carbon emissions. The carbon budget will be piloted for the first year of this plan, in dialogue with relevant officers. It has been calculated using a linear…