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West Lothian Council

… previous Carbon Management Plans that council emissions had broadly followed national reductions and that our original 2020 reduction target of 20% would give us an equivalent reduction of 42% from 1990 levels (equalling the Scottish Governments original interim target). This would put the council’s 1990 emissions figure at around 85,700 tonnes CO₂e. On that basis, the revised interim target…

… and sustainable place to live and work, and that the Council’s agreed carbon reduction targets are already being exceeded.” UN Sustainable Development Goals The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. These were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda…

… Goals In a drive towards a low carbon future, the Scottish Government set out ambitious emissions reductions targets in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. The targets were amended and updated in the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019, with the new goal of reducing Scotland’s emissions of all greenhouse gases to net-zero by 2045 at the latest, with interim…

… are driving down emissions. RPP3 sets out the path to a low carbon economy while helping to deliver sustainable economic growth and secure the wider benefits to a greener, fairer and healthier Scotland in 2032. 7West Lothian Council - Climate Change Strategy Scotland’s National Performance Framework This Strategy has been developed in line with the outcomes and values set out in Scotland’s…

… use, the council follows the general principles developed by the Scottish Government. The fundamental principle is to first reduce the amount of energy used in the first place, often through changing behaviours. 21West Lothian Council - Climate Change Strategy Energy Use in Council Buildings Current Energy Use & Carbon Emissions The council’s most recent Climate Change Declaration…