Including 6 closely related terms such as carbon reductions, reductions, and more carbon.
… areas: • Carbon reduction measures- for example taking action to reduce the volume of carbon we produce from transport, the built environment, waste, consumption and the types of energy we use. • Carbon off-setting measures- for example using nature to take carbon from the atmosphere and store it, e.g. extensive tree-planting and diversifying amenity grass areas to meadows and woodlands…
… route-optimisation software which will make the routes driven by bin lorries, street sweepers, road gritters etc. more efficient. In addition to that since the coronavirus lockdown at the end of March 2020 almost all meetings are now virtual meetings with all staff working at home wherever possible. This will mean even more carbon emission reductions. FINANCE AND EFFICIENCY 11…
… of the increasing importance of achieving carbon reductions and the Scottish Government’s target for the country to be carbon neutral by 2040, the Council needs to achieve significantly more carbon reductions and to achieve these more quickly. That will be taken forward through the preparation of a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan which is the subject of a separate report on this agenda…
… deliver on the carbon reduction target could include: Better energy management. Reduction of our property assets (operational buildings make significant contributions to carbon emissions); Reduction in business and commuter travel mileage through increased use of digital technology and agile and home-working; and Consideration of innovative approaches to fleet management e.g…
… in May 2019, with over 60% of UK local authorities declaring a climate emergency by January 2020. 4. There is no single definition of what a ‘climate emergency’ means but most responses have included target setting around becoming carbon neutral and/or achieving reductions in other greenhouse gas emissions. 5. The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019, sets…