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Dumfries and Galloway Council

… and adapt to a low carbon approach • Lead on the transition to cleaner and greener technologies • Promote and protect our region’s natural environment • Contribute to a greener economy, maximising the region’s green energy potential 4 Table 1 – Alignment of council priorities and commitments against strategic action priority areas for carbon reduction Commitment Strategic Action…

… Encourage understanding of how the way we live and work in the region impacts on climate change Empower our communities and stakeholders to make significant changes to reduce emissions and adapt to a low carbon approach Lead on the transition to cleaner and greener technologies Promote and protect our region’s natural environment Contribute to a greener economy, maximising…

… directly from the atmosphere by either increasing natural sinks for carbon or using chemical engineering to remove the CO2, with the intent of reducing the atmospheric CO2 concentration. Carbon offsetting: an accounting approach by which individuals/organisations can balance their carbon emissions through investment in carbon removal projects Carbon neutral: the balancing of carbon emissions…

… against carbon removals and/or carbon offsetting with the net result being zero, also called Net zero carbon Further terms are explained in the glossary at the end of this document Baseline emissions for Dumfries and Galloway council and the wider council area The estimated baseline emissions for 2018 for Dumfries and Galloway council area and the council’s own estate are represented below…

… as a single ‘currency’ for greenhouse gases. Carbon emissions: used as a shorthand to refer to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are included in the Kyoto Treaty. Carbon dioxide is the most common GHG and other gases can be measured in relation to it (see CO2e). Carbon neutral: the balancing of carbon emissions against carbon removals and/or carbon offsetting with the net result being zero (see…