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… Carbon Reduction Plan Carbon Reduction Plan November 2021 Final BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL Contacts 2 Hector Wilson Associate Carbon Trust Hector.Wilson@carbontrust.com Hannah Cardiff Analyst Carbon Trust Hannah.Cardiff@carbontrust.com Sarah Baker Climate Change and Environment Manager Boston Borough Council Sarah.Baker@e…
…-lindsey.gov.uk Heather Prescott Climate Change and Environment Officer Boston Borough Council Heather.Prescott@e-lindsey.gov.uk 1. Executive summary 2. Context and introduction 3. Carbon footprint 4. Target setting 5. Carbon reduction commitments 6. Carbon reduction opportunities Contents 7. Governance and engagement 8. Monitoring and reporting 9. Appendices Executive summary 4 Boston…
… 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. According to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in emissions, limiting warming to close to 1.5 °C or even 2 °C will be beyond reach. • The UK is already experiencing…
… to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. Local authorities have also recognised the issue, with 230 declaring a climate emergency. Local authorities have a crucial role to play in developing effective pathways towards reducing their emissions, which, if successfully achieved, will help to reduce climate impacts at both the local and national scale as well as delivering public health co-benefits resulting…
… to that of carbon dioxide we can derive a CO2 e value - the commonly used unit to report GHG emissions. Although CO2 has the lowest GWP, it is also by far the most abundant GHG emission. Hence the focus on CO2 when discussing emissions reduction and climate change. Emissions sources included 17 Scope 1 Direct Owned transport Fuel combustion Process and fugitive emissions Scope 2 Indirect…