Including the closely related terms carbon, and carbon solutions.
… agencies and local authorities work seamlessly together. • More than half of the emissions cuts needed rely on people and businesses taking up low-carbon solutions - decisions that are made at a local and individual level. Many of these decisions depend on having supporting infrastructure and systems in place. Local authorities have powers or influence over roughly a third of emissions…
… Activity - 2021/22 Responsibility Risks/ assumptions Target (CO2e) PROCUREMENT TBD Minimise the amount of products purchased. Choose low carbon/ carbon neutral products where possible. Use the principles of - reduce, reuse, recycle, buy local. (Include measures from the strategy when agreed) Develop measures to assess at planning stage the CO2e in goods, products and services…
… and/or legislation information about CO2e embedded in products will be increasingly become available. To be determined as part of the development of the new strategy in 2021 and detail including milestones to be included in the 2022 plan update. Use contractors /suppliers who working or achieving carbon neutrality. Develop measures to assess contractors bidding for work. Provide support…
… to develop local companies ability to win contracts with the council. Engage with current contractors/ suppliers to assess their practice in relation to achieving carbon neutrality. Local contractors have the advantage of lower CO2e emissions from travel. 24 SMDC EMISSIONS - OPERATIONS SMDC EMISSIONS Baseline CO2e (2019 unless otherwise stated): Aim Measures Council Strategy…
… the policy and strategy. Measures such as reduced grass cutting, tree planting and biodiversity improvements contribute to reduced CO2e emissions, carbon sequestration and adaptation to the impact of climate change. To be determined following pilot work in 2021/22. OFFSETTING Currently offsetting is not part of the plan. The priority at this stage is to identify measures to reduce…