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London Borough of Lambeth

… will measure our progress. The council has made significant progress in reducing carbon emissions over the last 9 years, by reducing energy use, improving the energy efficiency of our buildings, and reducing vehicle use. However, to achieve the 2030 target we will have to go further. Central government has asked local authorities to report on their Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) over…

…. The actions set out in our plan below identify the initial opportunities we have identified to reduce carbon emissions relating to the council’s operations but this is only a starting point. The council will engage staff, contractors and stakeholders to expand the plan and the range of actions that help us to meet our target. This plan does not describe how the borough as a whole will reach carbon…

… to include our investment programme for all council stock and to identify ways for this to positively contribute to our carbon reduction target. - Our property portfolio – buildings owned by Lambeth Council and leased commercially or to the voluntary and community sector. - New council owned homes being developed by Homes for Lambeth  Transport: Vehicles are a significant source of emissions…

… by the council for its operations. We will reduce energy usage, and move to using clean energy to meet our remaining energy needs  Governance and Procurement: - We expect our suppliers to share our determination to reduce carbon emissions and a potential supplier’s carbon footprint will be considered during procurement - All council decision reports will now consider the impact on the borough’s…

… https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/bereavement-services/our-cemeteries-and-crematoria https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/leisure-parks-and-libraries/libraries/map-of-libraries 3 Measuring Carbon Emissions Like all local authorities, Lambeth has had a statutory duty to report annually on our Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). In our 2017/18 CRC we reported that CO2 emissions from Lambeth…