Including 6 closely related terms such as achieve carbon, low carbon, and carbon management.
… aim for net zero by 2050 with emissions reduced by 45% by 2030. At a national policy level, the Climate Change Act 2008 set a legally binding, UK -wide carbon emissions reduction target of 80% by 2050 from a 1990 baseline with emission reductions divided into interim five-yearly targets. However, in its Progress Report to Parliament in June 2018, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC…
… 1 CARBON MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME BACKGROUND, BASELINE AND FIRST STAGE ACTION PLANNING TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL JUNE 2020 2 PRODUCED FOR: TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL BY: MIKE BRAIN AND BARRY WYATT FINAL DRAFT…
… 4TH JUNE 2020 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TBC declared a climate emergency at full council on 1st October 2019. A key part of this declaration was the preparation of revised Terms of Reference to include an audit of the Council’s current position, an action plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The audit collated and analysed data to set out the current ‘carbon footprint’ from…
… 2. Energy efficiency maximised through no and low cost measures 3. Replacement of ‘end of life’ equipment with most appropriate low carbon technologies 4. Remaining energy demand offset with renewable energy solutions aiming to consume as close to 100% of generated energy, therefore reducing use of ‘imported’ energy as much as possible 5. Finally consider procurement of ‘green’ energy…
… data requires some consideration. The report provides options for this and suggests formalising this Carbon Management Programme through ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems) Certification which would give confidence to the council in the approach being taken as well as having systems and processes verified by an independent external body. It is recommended this is pursued once…