Including the closely related terms carbon offsetting, and offsetting.
… ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Procurement .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Carbon Offsetting…
… carbon footprint To help begin our journey to net zero, a carbon baselining exercise was undertaken in 2020 to evaluate and understand the Council’s ‘direct’ emissions which we directly influence and control. These include: • Scope 1 emissions are from activities owned or controlled by the Council including emissions from combustion in council owned or controlled boilers, furnaces…
… area is outlined in the next section accompanied by a dedicated action plan detailing what we intend to do to reduce our carbon footprint. Theme Areas Our Assets Buildings – Corporate Estate Buildings – Derby Homes Fleet Street Lighting Highways Renewable Energy Our Processes Planning Procurement Carbon Offsetting Democracy and monitoring Our Place…
…-tasking All IT contracts for the council will be delivered as certifiable 'net zero' Digital Services 1 Carbon Offsetting Just reducing our emissions isn't enough to get us to net zero. Once we've reduced our emissions through the actions in this plan and future plans, we'll still need to offset left-over, or residual emissions. As we plan projects, we'll need to 'budget' for emissions…
… Offsetting model in conjunction with APSE May 2022 Establish new cross organisation task and finish group GREEN Corporate and partnership enabling shared vision for embedding carbon offsetting into all operations and future planning Climate Change 1 19 Reference Action Description Timescale Resources / Cost Implications RAG Status Outputs, outcomes and benefits Lead…