Including the closely related term transport.
… in: • Reducing emissions from buildings (domestic and non-domestic), transport and waste • Implementing methods to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere 2.3 The Scottish Government has announced plans to achieve net-zero emission across Scotland by 2045 (five years earlier than the UK Government, based on advice from the IPCC stating Scotland has more areas of land available to plant trees…
…% by 2030 (based on a 2005 baseline year). In order to achieve this ambition, a series of priorities were identified within five thematic workstreams (Affordable Warmth, A Green Economy, Transport & Travel, Natural & Built Environment and Sustainable Operations). 2.6 Some examples of achievements and successes delivered through the ESCCS and other strategies which have had a positive…
… impact on climate change are given below: • The current carbon reduction figures are 39.9% reduction across the Council’s estate and 44.6% reduction North Ayrshire wide. The area wide emissions include those from industrial and commercial, domestic, and transport sectors. • Successfully securing approximately £10.5million of funding to provide external wall insulation to 2,231 homes through…
… on a 2005/06 baseline year). We should seek to address this shortfall and support the reduction trend by investigating carbon absorption solutions, developing renewable energy generation opportunities and investing in new technologies to deliver low carbon heat and energy supplies across domestic, non-domestic and transport sectors. 2.10 The ESCCS (2020-2023) which is being developed will also…
… contain new actions within the existing workstreams, to support the decarbonisation of the heat and transport networks, further economic opportunities and eradicate fuel poverty. Progress has already been made to forward the Climate Emergency agenda and move closer to achieving net-zero emissions, for example: • Engaging with Strathclyde University to develop proposals for a solar farm project…