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Ashfield District Council

… corresponding targets, aligned to available funding. 1.4 ASHFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL’S EMISSIONS ▪ Scope 1 - Direct emissions from ADC controlled or owned sources ▪ Scope 2 - Indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy used by ADC ▪ Scope 3 - Indirect emissions associated with the value chain of the Council, both upstream into the Council and downstream out of the Council…

…. Investments count for by far the largest of the Council’s scope 3 emissions. In 2019/20 investment activities accounted for 68% of all scope 3 emissions, compared to only 22% in 2015/16. Whilst the total emissions figure has increased in the previous 5 year period, if you remove property investments from this the carbon emissions has actual decreased by 28%. Taking this into account, there is still…

… become even more extreme and frequent. If CO2 emissions continue at their current rate, we can expect to reach 1.5ºC at some point between 2030 and 2050. To prevent this, we must cut CO2emissions drastically by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2050. The Climate Change Act was passed in 2008 and set out a legally binding emissions reduction targetof reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80…

… in the area, which can be achieved through: ▪ Establishing and understanding current emissions (carbon baseline) ▪ Setting carbon reduction targets ▪ Setting out key actions to reduce carbon emissions (Carbon Management Plan) ▪ Gathering and maintaining high quality emissions data and monitoring improvements over time ▪ Supporting decarbonisation of the District The Strategy will be reviewed…

…. The Council’s carbon emissions (for which we have direct control over) was 2,531 tCO2e in 2019/2020. The wider context Ashfield Area (District) Emissions (Scope 1 and 2 only) was 536,000 ktCO2e in 2018. (figures will be updated as they become available) 2,513 miles driven by an average car ONE TONNE CO2E IS THE EQUIVALENT OF: 121,643 number of smartphones charged 1 average emission of one…