Including 20 closely related terms such as gas emissions, carbon emissions, and direct emissions.
… Action Plan 2024 15 Leading by example: reducing council emissions Reducing carbon emissions from the Council’s operations and corporate estate will make an important contribution to our ambition for the borough to be net zero by 2030. Additionally, it will demonstrate the seriousness of our Council’s commitment to tackling the Climate Emergency. While the Council is only responsible…
… on accessing external funds and other sources of expenditure which cannot be guaranteed. £ up to £50k £ £ £50k – £250k £ £ £ £250k – £5m £ £ £ £ £5m+ Emissions scope: this is an established method of defining, measuring and reporting carbon emissions on an organisational or area basis – scopes have been assumed at a borough level. 1 direct emissions sources either owned…
… transport, as well as emissions associated with land use and agriculture. Emissions in the borough on this measure have reduced by 44% since 2005. The top 3 emission sources in 2021 were: ● Housing (51%) ● Transport (29%) ● Industry and commerce (20%) Source: UK local authority greenhouse gas emissions data Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 5 Carbon emissions measured by consumption…
… on household expenditure to create an estimate of carbon emissions by Lewisham residents regardless of where the emission source is located, for example long distance travel. The estimate of consumption emissions for Lewisham has fallen by 29% between 2001 and 2020. The total carbon emissions based on household consumption data is 2.4 times the direct emissions calculated by the Government’s UK…
… local authority greenhouse gas emissions data. The top 3 emission sources in 2020 were: ● Housing (36%) ; Transport (25%); Services (18%) Current context: carbon emissions Source: London Councils Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 6 Current context: carbon emissions This is a measure of carbon emissions associated with the Council’s operations. The data includes energy and water…