Including 8 closely related terms such as reduce, reduce carbon, and low carbon.
…. Governance and engagement 6. Monitoring and reporting 7. Appendices 2 Contents 1. Executive summary 3 Background and Context 4 Growing acknowledgement of the latest science and recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change have resulted in unprecedented recognition of the global climate emergency and the need to act urgently in order to reduce carbon emissions to limit further…
… an updated Carbon Management Plan, which has enhanced overall understanding of the key emissions hotspots across the organisation, allowing for the targeted analysis identified throughout this Action Plan. • WLDC has set a carbon reduction target of achieving net zero emissions across their own operations by 2050. The Council recognises the importance of decisive action on this issue, and will work…
… of greenhouse gas emissions for WLDC for the financial year 2019/20. This inventory, or footprint, provides the council with a ‘baseline’ of emissions for this period. Council Target It is important to note that the emissions included in the council’s footprint measurement are different to those emissions included in the council’s carbon reduction target (see slide 17). It is these emissions included…
… under the council’s target that will be used to measure and evaluate the council’s carbon reduction progress going forward. Methodology This footprint has been calculated according to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, the most widely used and accepted methodology for greenhouse gas accounting. The GHG Protocol classifies emissions as either scope 1, 2, or 3 (Figure 1). This chapter presents…
… operational source of emissions. • The majority of emissions from fleet vehicles are associated with the use of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) across the council. HGVs of all sizes account for 98% of total emissions from fleet vehicles. • The common decarbonisation pathway for fleet vehicles is the adoption of low carbon alternatives. The share of low carbon vehicles across the Council’s fleet…