Including the closely related term transport.
… The Council’s Transport, Planning and Environment Teams, Highways England, National Rail, GWR, First Group, Thames Valley Buses, Redline Buses, Reading Buses. 3. Waste & Circular Economy The Council’s Waste and Refuse Services, Planning and Environment Teams, SSE, Grundon Waste Management, Viridor, Thames Water. 4. Natural Environments The Council’s Asset Management Team (Parks &…
… Buildings Page 35 6.2 Transport Page 60 6.3 Waste Page 86 6.4 Industry Page 102 6.5 Energy Supply Page 114 6.6 Natural Environment & Offsetting Page 131 6.7 The Council’s Wider Influence Page 151 7. Climate Change Adaptation Page 159 8. Monitoring Progress Page 183 9. Conclusions Page 187 10. Glossary Page 191 11. Appendices Page 193 01 Executive Summary Tree planting in Farnham…
… available. In 2018, the Slough area was responsible for emissions totalling 1,177 kilo tonnes (kt) carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Carbon dioxide equivalent is a metric for emissions which includes the impact of multiple greenhouse gasses. Most emissions resulted from energy consumption in buildings & facilities (57.7%) and transport (30.8%). Other sources include emissions arising from…
… from gas heating systems o Low carbon and energy efficient cooking, lighting and appliances Transport o Travelling shorter distances o Driving less o Switching to electric vehicles o Improving freight emissions o Reducing aviation emissions Waste o Reducing the quantity of waste o Increasing the recycling rate SBC’s Wider Influence o Council behaviour change and influencing…
… from road transport, and increasing renewable energy supply. The council should act as a leader in the borough to facilitate wider change. Adaptation to the impacts of climate change is also considered high priority. It is highly recommended that the council now undertake a full action prioritisation exercise based on the metrics provided in the plan. Progress against the plan should…