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West Lancashire Borough Council

… businesses and service providers to set their own targets for becoming carbon neutral and promote their achievements 4  Commit to maximising Council energy requirements from renewable sources  Maximise the use of solar panels on Council owned buildings and housing stock  Increase the use of environmentally friendly products  Optimise the development of solar/wind farm investment  Use…

… and procurement of SUPs through the Council supply chain and a transition to the use of compostable bags for litter collection by the Councils Clean and Green teams.  End the provision of SUP products such as cups and cutlery in Council buildings and at Council run events.  Work with tenants and operators in commercial properties owned by the Council, to encourage the phasing out of SUP cups, bottles…

… associated with Council operations by at least 25% by 2020, against a 2006/07 baseline. The baseline carbon footprint included gas consumption in corporate buildings and fleet transport (scope 1 emissions), electricity consumption in corporate buildings (scope 2 emissions), electricity transmission and distribution and staff/Member business travel (scope 3 emissions). It was calculated and reported…

…. Figure 4.0: Definition of Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions 12 4.1 West Lancashire Borough Council 2018-19 Carbon Footprint West Lancashire Borough Councils 2008 carbon footprint utilised a 2006/07 baseline, specifically related to corporate buildings. The footprint excluded energy consumed through landlord supplies in other Council run buildings such as community sports…

… Borough Council activities in 2018/19 is: 5,102.89 tonnes CO2e. 13 Figure 4.1: WLBC Carbon Footprint by Emission Type The report concludes that the most significant sources of CO2e emissions originate from:  Gas consumption in buildings  Diesel consumption from Council fleet 4.3 West Lancashire Borough Carbon Footprint There are a number of resources available…