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Gloucester City Council

… in Gloucester, which a warming is projected to intensify. December 2023 9 2.3. Vision and Objectives The Council Plan 2022-2024 sets out Gloucester City Council’s strategic direction over the next three years with a vision for the council, its partners and residents “to build a greener, fairer, better Gloucester.” To achieve this, the GCCS identified five sectoral focus areas for which actions…

… cathedral. This strategy represents our own attempt to build something of which Gloucester and its people can be equally proud. Gloucester Climate Change Strategy (GCCS) Gloucester City Council December 2023 5 Executive Summary Gloucester City Council (GCC) is committed to reaching net zero emissions across its own functions by 2030 and working towards net zero emissions across the wider…

… and validated through collaboration and discussions with the GCC Climate Change and Decarbonisation Lead and council officers, and a review of relevant data sources, activities and assets. The GHG Protocol’s Corporate Standard was followed to prepare Gloucester City Council’s emissions baseline which has been quantified using a ‘calculation approach, whereby data linked to activities (e.g. litres, tonnes…

… buildings, ensuring council- owned buildings such as offices, are designed or retrofitted to be low-carbon; Scope 2: Electricity use in the council is an important source of emissions, as the grid decarbonises the council can adopt energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies; Scope 3: employee commuting, fostering a transition to sustainable transport modes; and Scope 3…

… of transport. Electrification of transport will also reduce emissions G lo u ce st er sh ir e A ir p or t Es ta te Energy Transport Net Zero Emissions by 2030 Figure 4-6. Gloucester City Council areas of opportunity for decarbonisation. Source: WSP Gloucester Climate Change Strategy (GCCS) Gloucester City Council Figure 4-7. Gloucester City Council actions to net zero by 2030. Source…