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Torridge District Council

…, and gas is a lower carbon fuel. Torridge in particular has a significant number of ‘off-gas’ communities. Rural areas have higher emissions from agriculture, while manufacturing and other industrial processes tend to be located in urban areas, so these areas have higher emissions associated with these activities. Fig 1 2018 Greenhouse gas emissions across Devon by Sector (with kind…

… of climate change. 6 What we have already achieved Torridge District Council has historically been very active in the monitoring of its carbon footprint and has taken steps to reduce emissions. We developed a Carbon Management Programme which was approved in 2009 and committed TDC to a 12.5% reduction in CO2 by 2014. This target was met and exceeded: in the last period measured (16/17…

… sustainable options when on renewal of any Council vehicle. The measures put forward in the previous carbon Management Programme had an added benefit of projected savings to the council of over £300,000 through reduced energy consumption, investment in renewable energy and improving energy performance ratings for our estate. While some of the measures taken were significant, the cost…

… ensuring that climate change and biodiversity is at the heart of our governance and processes. • Seek carbon reduction and energy efficiency across the existing Council asset base, looking at options for solar generation, ground and air source heating, biomass and other technologies. • Review the North Devon and Torridge Local Plan to ensure that it remains relevant for good development…

… industrial, commercial and domestic sources (due in large part to switch from coal in electricity generation to gas and renewables) however there has been a marginal increase in emissions from transport sources over the same period. TDC’s reporting of our own carbon emissions10 very much mirrored this wider trend as measures and opportunities for carbon reduction became viable and were implemented…