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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

…-departmental climate action collaboration. We will completely change the way we undertake investments and put carbon at the heart of everything we do. Consideration for carbon emissions will become “business as usual” and therefore an integral part of how we plan investments. The Capital Board will take a view of all investments so that we maximise Carbon reduction. We’ll develop…

… flight, Manchester to Madrid 4.6 tonnes Return flight, Manchester to Hong Kong 4.8 tonnes per year 5 miles commute to work each way in rush hour 9 4. Stockport Picture 4. Stockport Picture To meet our commitment, we commissioned research to understand Stockport’s carbon emissions profile. This is a mathematical process that calculates how much carbon dioxide is put…

… into the atmosphere. This research was done using Tyndall Centre data and a SCATTER (Setting City Area Targets and Trajectories for Emissions Reductions) model. The SCATTER graph overleaf demonstrates how Stockport’s carbon budget can be spent over the next 18 years to enable us to meet our target to become carbon neutral by 2038. Crucially, the graph shows that large scale change needs to happen now…

…. There are many pathways to carbon neutrality, and they all depend on what we do within the sectors within our control, the ‘levers’ we can use to reduce our carbon emissions. By being bold in every sphere of our influence – both direct and indirect – we can meet these goals. But Stockport is not just the Council. It is its people, its communities and its businesses. The research shows that the Council…

… makes up just 5% of Stockport’s carbon emissions. But every agreement – the Paris Agreement, the Climate Change Act and our Climate Emergency – needs action from the 100%. We all have our part to play. 10 We all have our part to play 11 Current Emissions Profile Summary Figure 1: SCATTER sector inventory for direct and indirect emissions within Stockport 2017 Total Buildings…