Including the closely related terms carbon offsetting, and offsetting.
… Local Authority by 2030 5 3.1 Outline Approach 5 3.2 Carbon Footprint 6 (a) Non-domestic buildings 6 (b) Streetlighting 10 (c) Fleet Mileage 11 (d) Business Mileage 13 3.3 Renewable-energy Generation / Carbon Offsetting 16 3.4 Working with Welsh Government 18 3.5 Working with Pembrokeshire Public Services Board / Swansea Bay City Deal Partners 19 3.6 Collaboration with Experts from…
… carbon footprint it also recognises that however energy/carbon efficient its services become it will inevitably still have a residual carbon footprint. This situation is acknowledged by the ‘Net’ in the Net Zero Carbon equation, as it enables this residual carbon footprint to be compensated for by the generation of renewable energy and/or via carbon offsetting (such as by the planting of trees…
…). This can be summarised thus: Carbon Footprint _ Renewable-energy Generation Carbon Offsetting = Net Zero Carbon https://www.apse.org.uk/apse/ https://www.apse.org.uk/apse/index.cfm/local-authority-energy-collaboration/ https://gov.wales/welsh-public-sector-be-carbon-neutral-2030 Page 6 of 48 3.2 Carbon Footprint…
… Carbon Footprint _ Renewable-energy Generation Carbon Offsetting = Net Zero Carbon (a) Non-domestic buildings The Council has reduced carbon emissions from its non-domestic buildings by 45% since 2003/04 – from 18,564 tCO2e to 10,285 tCO2e. A reduction in emissions of 12.58% occurred from 2017/18 into 2018/19. Energy consumed by the Council’s non-domestic buildings…
… County Council require that new buildings are carbon neutral/net zero carbon in their energy use – and Sustainable Development & Energy Manager, Senior Architect and Ongoing http://passivhaustrust.org.uk/ Page 11 of 48 preferably carbon positive, in that they generate more energy than they can consume. Senior Engineers NZC-05 Consider the ‘Fabric first…