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Hartlepool Borough Council

…. In closing, I wish to give thanks to the contributors, wider council officer team and you who are reading this document. Collectively we care about our place. Collectively we can respond to this strategy. But only as individuals can we take the much needed responsibility to make the kind of positive impact that can change our climate for the better. Councillor Mike Young Leader of Hartlepool…

…) committed to taking a leading role and working with everyone across the borough to act on the causes and impacts of climate change by making our own climate pledge. Hartlepool Borough Council is fully committed to reducing the council’s GHG emissions in delivering its services, and limit its contribution to the climate crisis. We set a target of reaching net zero across all council operations…

… than the baseline year of 2018/19. A breakdown of emissions by activity for 2022/23 is set out in Figure 10. Overall, CO2e emissions from the council’s land and building assets in 2022/23 were 3,817tCO2e, with approximately 64.4% of emissions resulting from the heating of buildings, the largest contributor of emissions (Figure 10). The council’s next biggest source of emissions is its fleet…

… heating council buildings in 2022/23 (44.7% of total emissions) 1,402 tCO 2 e Emissions from the council’s fleet of vehicles in 2022/23 (25.5% of total emissions) 1,360 tCO 2 e Emissions from electricity in council buildings and street lighting in 2022/23 (24.7% of total emissions) 25 Our Current Carbon Footprint Exclusion of Scope 2 Emissions The council began…

… and distribution emissions remain. Figure 12 Total carbon emissions equivalent for each year, excluding scope 2 emissions When Scope 2 emissions are excluded, the total emissions from council activity rose in the 2019/20 financial year and have since fallen year on year. The 2020/21 emissions were similar to but slightly higher than the 2018/19 baseline though this year was likely…