Including 11 closely related terms such as council operations, building, and buildings.
… their household energy costs. Renewable energy generation: generating renewable energy for direct use in Council owned buildings. Sustainable procurement: ensuring that carbon reduction and sustainability is evaluated as part of all goods and services procured by the Council, encouraging our suppliers to minimise their environmental impact. Transport: minimising staff car travel by encouraging…
… emissions. 1 GhG Protocol https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard PG&S 32.8%Gas 9.3% Electricity 10.9% Fleet 2.8% Water 0.7% Waste 0.3% Business Travel 0.6% Leased Buildings 42.5% Carbon Footprint https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard 5 Emissions from the Council’s own buildings account…
… operations and which, as a result, the Council has direct control or a high level of control over. Scope 1 Gas consumption within MVDC owned buildings. Fuel consumption from Council owned/controlled vehicles Scope 2 Emissions from the generation of purchased electricity Scope 3 Emissions from business travel from non-Council owned vehicles Emissions from third party disposal…
… and treatment of waste in council operations Emissions from the supply and treatment of water consumed by the Council’s operations Emissions from procured goods and services Emissions from energy consumed in buildings leased to a third party operator The scope does not include emissions that the council has no control over or are not directly related to the Council’s operations, including…
… Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector 2 As Figure 1 shows, the emissions the public sector is directly responsible for makes up 2% of the UK’s total emissions. MVDC will therefore work with others to lobby government for early adoption of and funding for ambitious carbon emissions reduction measures. This Strategy focuses on reducing carbon emissions from the Council’s estate…