Including 6 closely related terms such as carbon removal, low carbon, and carbon capture.
… Offshore Wind 2. Driving Growth of Low Carbon Hydrogen 3. Delivering New and Advanced Nuclear Power 4. Accelerating the Shift to Zero Emissions Vehicles 5. Green Public Transport, Cycling and Walking 6. Jet Zero and Green Ships 7. Greener Buildings 8. Investing in Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage 9. Protecting the Natural Environment 10. Green Finance and Innovation We can expect…
… will be reviewed and considered leading up to the end of this contract in 2028. 6.8. Residual Emissions: Tree planting We are expecting to have a level of residual emissions by 2050, from sources of which emissions reductions are harder to achieve. In its definition, net zero refers to balancing any remaining GHGs with an equivalent amount of carbon removal. Tree planting is one option…
… and implement a longer-term green habitat and tree planting strategy. Open Space 2022 onwards n/a 35. Investigate options for micro-forests. Open Space / Climate Change 2022 onwards n/a 36. Identify more accurate figures for carbon sequestration accounting. Climate Change 2021 - 2022 n/a Carbon Credits 37. Investigate commercial solar options. Corporate 2022- 2023 tbc 38. Investigate further…
… for addressing our corporate carbon footprint, whilst also noting our role as a community leader in helping reduce the district’s carbon footprint. Solar panels feature on a number of council buildings, generating renewable electricity for our consumption, whilst complementing our initial 2019 estate Re:fit to reduce our energy consumption. Additionally, internal work has occurred as a starting point…
… is the “dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid 20th century” (IPCC, 2014, p.623). GHGs are gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared radiation, emitted by the Earth's surface, atmosphere, and clouds. Water vapour (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and ozone (O3…