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Scottish Borders Council

… members, community leaders, businesses, financiers, educationalists, land managers, scientists and especially with young people. Together we can do more. We have ‘high class’ education and training networks in the Borders and these must be harnessed to further propel the skill base in the area towards greater low carbon activity and sustainability. And, with its rural hinterland and expertise…

… Goals and in September 2020 declared a Climate Emergency. This commitment and declaration frame the climate challenge we face. They give impetus to the Race to Zero by SBC members, employees, and partners to reach a Net Zero destination and to transition to a low carbon economy by 2045 and to avoid a catastrophic level of ‘runaway’ climate change. Robert Swann the polar explorer said…

…, will simply create a capital or revenue burden downstream. The opportunity must be taken to carefully revisit and examine the SBC capital programme to ensure that all projects, wherever possible, are contributing to the net zero agenda. Adaptation and resilience will not happen immediately. For example, while there will be scope to gain carbon sequestration from woodland planting on the SBC estate…

… in agricultural and forestry matters, the Scottish Borders can become a ‘hub’ for innovative land management activities with development and testing of low emission and carbon sequestration measures. 3.2 Leading from the front SBC want to lead people along our CCRM by controlling our own estate and through enabling and motivating change by others. We face a double challenge; not only must we manage…

… Where GHG emissions from SBC activities cannot be avoided it will be necessary to sequester or ‘store’ the equivalent amount of carbon. It is recommended that any carbon sequestration used in the calculations of emissions should be done on SBC’s estate. 3.8 Moving forward Measurement of emissions is complex. As far as possible, actions in our CCRM will be quantified in terms…