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… form Dorset Council, had been working for many years to tackle cli- mate change, improve the resilience of communities, and protect and enhance the biodiversity in Dorset in partnership with many organisa- tions and communities. However, we recognise that we need a huge step-change in the scale. This strategy builds upon this work and sets out some of the key chal- lenges and issues we face…
… DIRECT action to reduce our own carbon footprint in order to become a carbon-neutral Council by 2040, show- ing leadership as a large public sector organisation. Direct Influence & Partnership As a large organisation, we directly ac- count for at least 1% of Dorset’s foot- print from our use of energy and water in our buildings and assets, staff travel, and the waste we produce…
… an average carbon footprint of 4.6 tCO2 . This is less than comparator councils and the UK average of 5.3 tCO2 / person. Figure 18 Figure 19 CARBON EMISSIONS & ACHIEVING NET ZERO / 20 We have included in our carbon footprint all the carbon emissions that we have influence over. This includes: DIRECT CONTROL - emissions from our own op- erational buildings, business travel…
…, fleet vehicles, and Dorset streetlights and road signs. INDIRECT INFLUENCE - emissions from the deliv- ery of services, such as Adult Care buildings oper- ated by Tricuro, Local Authority Schools, Leisure centres, and contracted out services, such as school transport and staff commuting. Dorset Council baseline emissions profile, initial breakdown 2019-2020 Figure 20 As a new…
… authority we don’t yet have enough data to give an accu- rate figure. But we can say that the footprint for 2019/20 was at least 33,704 tCO2e/yr. More data is needed on the Council’s fleet fuel con- sumption and commuting figures to give a more complete represen- tation. In 2016 the County Council’s footprint was recorded as 45,727 tCO2e/yr. But a direct comparison between this figure…