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Ceredigion County Council

… Emissions (tCO2e) 1,288 784 729 642 Improved -11.93% TOTAL EMISSIONS 15,820 8,726 8,143 7,648 Improved -51.66% The table above illustrates the breakdown on the Council’s operational carbon emissions. In 2019/20 buildings alone accounted for 4,918t/CO2, equivalent to 64.3% of operational emissions, with fleet vehicles contributing a further 1,762t/CO2, or 23%. These two emission sources…

… performance in its annual reports. It is proposed that these reported emissions from Council activities initially constitute the scope of the Council’s commitment to become net zero carbon by 2030. These carbon emissions come from:  non-domestic buildings;  street lighting;  fleet mileage; and  business mileage. While the Council is committed to significantly further reduce its carbon…

… and Min y Mor Care Home.  Biomass District Heating – Aberystwyth, provides heating and hot water to the Canolfan Rheidol Council Offices, Welsh Government Office building, Plascrug Leisure Centre and Penweddig Secondary School. Over recent years, the Council has sought to significantly increase the amount of renewable electricity that it generates but has been frustrated by the limited capacity…

… facing our county and our planet. Ceredigion Council has been reducing its carbon emissions since 2007 when the Council launched its first five-year Carbon Management Plan. Since then, following a series of three 5-year plans addressing all areas of the Council’s work, the Council has exceeded its carbon reduction targets and reduced emissions by 51.66%, saving over £6 million…

… in the process. As the world climate crisis becomes ever more apparent, many local residents have been asking for a more ambitious target. On June 20th 2019 the Council therefore agreed to put a plan in place for achieving net zero carbon emissions from council activities by 2030. The formulation of that plan, like everything else, has been held up by Covid but is now complete and presented here…