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Norfolk County Council

… the amount of waste we create and send to landfill can prevent pollution entering our soils and waterways. Co-benefits of Climate Action A co-benefit is an additional or extra benefit we receive when addressing an issue or concern. One example might be an initiative to increase cycling in a particular community, with a primary objective of reducing carbon emissions from transport locally…

… Services Installed ~100 sensors across our corporate estate recording humidity, CO2 and temperature. Completed Focus Area 2 Objective: Reduce our indirect emissions Using our influence as a procurer and shareholder, we will help drive carbon emission reductions across our supply chain and the companies we own. Programme: Our Companies Action Reference Action Date Resourcing Owner…

… buildings and streetlights more energy efficient • Transitioning towards a low-carbon vehicle fleet • Supporting employees to adopt greener ways of working Our initiatives such as decarbonising and improving the energy efficiency of our council-owned buildings and upgrading our streetlight stock (see case study pages 15 to 16) have helped achieve a 61% reduction in emissions relating to our…

…://ghgprotocol.org/ Norfolk’s Carbon Footprint As set out in our Climate Policy, Norfolk County Council commits to using its wide range of powers, influence and partnerships in support of the county’s clean, low carbon development. We will help to keep Norfolk in step UK-wide target to reach net zero by 2050, which includes the trajectory set out in the national carbon budgets to achieve 78% reduction…

… more energy efficient • Recycle and reduce waste. Focus area 3 (page 40) highlights the actions we are currently taking to support Norfolk’s low carbon development. Figure 3 shows the proportion of Norfolk’s emissions across different sectors of its economy compared with the national average. While broadly similar, the differences reflect Norfolk’s geography and economy as a rural county…