Including 10 closely related terms such as council activities, buildings, and building.
… heating - Vehicle fleet 2 Indirect emissions from owned assets - Electricity use 3 Indirect emissions from council activities that are not owned/controlled by the council - Business travel - Transmission and distribution losses - Water supply & treatment In the 2022/23 financial year, Wyre Council produced 2,197.72 tonnes of CO2e emissions, primarily from our: 1. Gas heating…
… change by reducing our emissions, both internally and in collaboration with key stakeholders within the community. We have broken this down into eight objectives that we plan to target, including buildings, transport, our council processes, planning, biodiversity, engagement, waste and adaptation. Each of these brings their own challenges as well as multiple positive outcomes that benefit the area…
… to the government, Lancashire County Council and our key stakeholders for funding and assistance. We also rely on our individuals, communities and businesses to get involved in cutting emissions where they can so we can build a better future together. Councillor Michael Vincent Leader of the council 5 Introduction What we want this document to achieve…
… that will help us to tackle climate change among the main areas we can influence as a council. Separate action plans for each objective outline how we plan to achieve them. 1. Buildings Retrofit and decarbonise buildings and heating systems. 2. Transport Support decarbonised, safe and sustainable transport. 3. Net zero council Embed climate action across council governance…
… a final 15 years to reduce any remaining emissions to net zero for 2050. Figure 4: Limit of emissions within the council’s carbon budget, alongside our current carbon footprint. Using the same parameters as our 2018/19 baseline, the council’s footprint has so far dropped by 19%, keeping within our target figure for 2022/23. We have stayed within our budget owing largely…