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… tipping in the borough 4. Using low emission or electric bin lorries to improve local air quality 5. Using council buildings for renewable energy generation Broader feedback reflected the need for the Council to: • Work with partners to facilitate installation of home insulation to a high standard • Improve public transport • Campaigns to help educate and provide examples of ways to help improve…
… Council Climate Action Plan 2024-2027 Emissions Data One of the ways that organisations’ greenhouse gas emissions are measured and assessed is through three scopes. The scopes are from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol1, which is a greenhouse gas accounting standard. Scope 1 emissions are those emissions that the council makes directly. Scope 1 examples: • Building onsite energy use (e.g. space…
… heating) • Building refrigerants (e.g. in air conditioning units) • Council vehicles fuel consumed by owned and leased vehicles. Scope 2 emissions are those emissions the council makes indirectly, such as buying energy. Scope 2 examples: • Purchased electricity, heating & cooling for own use. Scope 3 emissions are sources of emissions that are external to the council, such as those across…
… direct control. In addition, Scope 3 reporting is relatively new, and methodologies are still emerging to allow for robust measurement. 9 | Dudley Council Climate Action Plan 2024-2027 1 https://ghgprotocol.org/ 2 Emissions are all other indirect emissions other than electricity. Emissions Data The Council generated 13,209.85 tonnes of carbon from our buildings and activities…
… 30.9% Authority’s Fleet 19.4% Heating Authority’s Fleet Electricity Transmission and Distribution Losses Council actions towards net zero by 2030 We have already delivered either in part or in full the following actions: • 100% green energy purchased for the council estate • 50 EV charging points to be installed across the borough by April 2024 • 23 fossil fuel…