Including the closely related terms offsetting, and baseline carbon.
… and approach for meeting the aspirations in the declaration and continuing to improve air quality in the borough through to 2030, our target date for a net zero carbon borough. The council worked with consultants WSP in the preparation of this strategy. They undertook the underlying analysis that shaped this strategy (such as the baseline carbon footprint of the council and borough), as well…
… WHERE ARE WE NOW? Council operational emissions The baseline year for the carbon footprint of council operations is 2018/19. The net council 2000 Our baseline carbon footprint is around 1500 1000 500 0 -500 -1000 -1500 -2000 -2500 2,400 tCO2e in 2018/19 Leisure Building WastW centres energy energy use e collectionc Fleet travel aste ollection Business travel…
… baseline. Borough-wide emissions The baseline carbon footprint of the borough is around 999,000 tonnes of CO2. This is based on latest national government datasets from 2018. 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 -100 -200 lockup Industry Homes Travel Land use This baseline includes: • Energy used in manufacturing and process industries • Building emissions – from energy used to heat…
… to be regularly updated to reflect progress to date and other developments. • Reporting – we will update the Action Plan and report on progress annually. • Prioritisation – where possible, actions that deliver the most significant carbon impact will be prioritised, taking into account other key work areas and availability of funding. • Offsetting/carbon absorption – reduction and elimination…