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Bristol City Council

… in the atmosphere locally or internationally). Our approach as an organisation is to eliminate our carbon emissions as much as possible before considering any balancing through compensation. We have already halved the council’s operational emissions since 2015 and we have set a very ambitious target to tackle the other half - aiming to be carbon neutral by 2025. This is happening through…

… streetlighting and lighting our buildings. Scope 3 carbon emissions from sources that the council does not own or control, such as business travel, goods and services that we buy and building materials when constructing new council homes. Bristol City Council Operational Emissions – 2020 - 21 Activities tonnes CO2e Buildings 5,832 Highways electricals 3,438 Council fleet 1,200 Business car mileage…

… to lead the way to a carbon neutral Bristol and adapt to the impacts of climate change. We want to inspire others by reducing the greenhouse gas emissions within our control. We also want to help the city make progress in areas of work where we are the lead body or can convene and engage with people to make action happen. Our action so far With partners, we produced an ambitious One…

… City Climate Strategy which sets out a framework for a carbon neutral and climate resilient Bristol by 2030. We’re leading on heat decarbonisation by creating the £1billion City Leap Energy Partnership and extending our district heat network. We’re working to reduce emissions from our operations and developing tools that will enable the city to be more resilient to overheating…

…. While we will do all that we can to tackle the growth of greenhouse gas emissions, we must also accept the practical need to adapt to the impacts of climate change and the challenges this presents. Met Office UK Climate Resilience Programme: Bristol City Pack Purpose The purpose of this updated plan is to describe the carbon reduction and climate resilience actions Bristol City Council has…