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East Cambridgeshire District Council

… in our gas, electricity, oil and petrol prices, by reducing our fossil fuel consumption (through better home insulation, or driving that little bit less) we can help offset those higher prices as well as be doing our bit for reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. I know all of this is easier said than done. But I am very keen to help, to take actions which not only boost the local…

… through carbon removal methods such as tree planting or carbon capture and storage, so we have ‘net zero’ emissions overall to the atmosphere. However, offsetting should be seen as a last resort. Planting trees, even on a massive scale across East Cambridgeshire, will only go a tiny fraction of the way to balance out our current emissions. For the UK as a whole, the net zero target legally…

… of an individual company or organisation, like East Cambridgeshire District Council, then a lot more data collection and analysis is required to determine a robust carbon footprint. The starting point for carbon management is to accurately establish the emissions baseline. The scope of the baseline includes the required types and sources of emissions over a defined timescale. The baseline is a fixed…

… 2 Contents Foreword 3 1 Introduction 5 2 Mitigating Climate Change 11 Cambridgeshire’s Carbon Footprint 13 East Cambridgeshire’s Carbon Footprint 14 East Cambridgeshire District Council’s Carbon Footprint 18 Defining the Scope 18 Excluded Emissions 20 Data Collection 20 Calculating the Baseline 21 Overall Summary 21 3. Carbon Emissions Overall Target and Interim Targets…

… natural environment or reduce our carbon emissions, but which also helps some of the challenges we face by the cost of living rises. Actions which are truly win-win. Reflecting on the past 12 months, my personal highlights include: • The opening of a huge new tree maze in Ely Country Park, designed by youngsters in the district, which is fun and free, as well as helping capture carbon from…