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Torridge District Council

… industrial, commercial and domestic sources (due in large part to switch from coal in electricity generation to gas and renewables) however there has been a marginal increase in emissions from transport sources over the same period. TDC’s reporting of our own carbon emissions10 very much mirrored this wider trend as measures and opportunities for carbon reduction became viable and were implemented…

… between carbon emissions from rural district compared to urban locations. City areas have lower transport emissions as residents tend to be in closer proximity to amenities and therefore can walk, cycle and use public transport for a higher proportion of journeys than those in rural areas. Urban areas tend to be on the gas grid whereas dwellings in rural areas are more likely to rely on oil…

…, and gas is a lower carbon fuel. Torridge in particular has a significant number of ‘off-gas’ communities. Rural areas have higher emissions from agriculture, while manufacturing and other industrial processes tend to be located in urban areas, so these areas have higher emissions associated with these activities. Fig 1 2018 Greenhouse gas emissions across Devon by Sector (with kind…

… global warming and limit the effects of climate breakdown, it is imperative that CO₂ (carbon equivalent) emissions reduce from their current 6.5 tonnes per person per year to less than 2 tonnes, and this needs to be done as soon as possible. Whilst the cause might be a subject of debate for some, human activity has contributed to the situation and so we have a moral duty to intervene…

… of climate change. 6 What we have already achieved Torridge District Council has historically been very active in the monitoring of its carbon footprint and has taken steps to reduce emissions. We developed a Carbon Management Programme which was approved in 2009 and committed TDC to a 12.5% reduction in CO2 by 2014. This target was met and exceeded: in the last period measured (16/17…