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Epping Forest District Council

… and facilitate change. The Plan will be regularly updated to account for further developments in national legislation, regulation and policy. The Council is also undertaking further work to assess its indirect emissions; therefore, the plan will be updated when additional emission reduction pathways are identified. The following main themes summarise the key emissions reduction pathways identified…

…: The section on Council Operations sets out how the Council aims to reduce its own carbon emissions to become carbon neutral and identifies actions on how this is to be achieved. Council operations include emissions reduction in Council buildings, including the Civic offices, museum and sheltered housing as well as emissions from the goods and services that the Council purchases, business travel, staff…

… commuting, waste and leased assets. Further sections of the Plan outline action that can be taken to reduce carbon emissions by residents, businesses and others across the District, either through direct initiatives, using statutory powers or by influencing behaviour change. This ranges from emissions arising from travel, as well as from homes, business premises and production processes, through…

… equivalent Scope of the Climate Change Action Plan Previously the Council have reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions, with emissions from business travel and electricity transmission and distribution losses reported as Scope 3. Carbon emissions are categorised into three groups to define how emissions are generated and who is responsible: Scope 1 Direct emissions from gas sources owned…

… intensive contracts based on Scope 3 emissions analysis Assess carbon reduction opportunities and develop a carbon reduction plan to eliminate waste in the supply chain and engage suppliers. 2021/22 Planning and Sustainability Internal budget identified Staff Travel Action Activities Timescale Portfolio Holder Resource Make the Council an exemplar on staff commuting…