Including the closely related terms carbon offsetting, offsetting, and carbon baseline.
…. We will define our emissions according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. This will include the most direct emissions Scope 1 and Scope 2, with some additional emissions captured within Scope 3, namely business travel and commuting. Sefton’s Carbon Baseline / Footprint Here is a summary of the Council’s carbon footprint in CO2. The total emissions from the scope we have defined is 10,017 Tonnes…
… Total emissions 10,077 The Carbon Baseline/Footprint will be regularly monitored and used to assist in the prioritisation of the carbon mitigation elements of our action planFollowing our Climate Strategy principles C.L.I.M.A.T.E., our action plan outlines the key areas of work we will undertake over the next 3 phases of our journey to 2030…
…. This will be revised and updated each year in order to capture achievements, opportunities, technological developments and additional challenges. Sefton Council Action Plan Carbon Reduction We will work towards becoming net carbon zero by 2030 We will take local action by · Maintaining (and refining) the carbon baseline for Council emissions. This will have a high impact and will be implemented…
… in phase 1-2. · Supplying Biogas via Gas purchase agreement / renewable electricity - purchase REA & REGO certificates with a direct agreement between company generating and Sefton. This will have a high impact and be implemented in Phase 2 for electricity and Phase 3 for gas. · Investigating Carbon offsetting options – local then global. This will have a low impact and be implemented in Phase 3…
… by · Completing a full risk assessment of Climate Change impacts, identifying threats and how they can be managed as well as realising the opportunities (such as offsetting emissions and assessing carbon capture). This will have a high impact and be implemented in Phase 1. · Developing a place based strategy/framework for Sefton's landscape portfolio for the delivery of any carbon offsetting, adaptation…