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Warrington Borough Council

…. Other emissions arise from waste, industrial processes and agriculture, forestry and other land uses. The total footprint estimated for the borough in 2019 was 1,979,088 tonnes CO2e. Our operational emissions are a tiny fraction of this but we do have some influence over these wider emissions too. Carbon emissions breakdown 2021/22 Outsourced Scope 3 2% Staff Business Travel 3% Transmission…

… to invest in natural carbon stores and emission reduction schemes Update our woodland restoration and management plan to outline how we will manage our existing tree stock going forward Outcome Clarity on approach to enable use of appropriate offsets for residual emissions. Identification of local opportunities and potential to reduce emissions through natural stores and emission…

… share of these emissions. We have good data on the pollution linked to our use of fuel and power. We have much less data about the pollution associated with our activities indirectly. We need to be mindful that this wider footprint is much greater even though we don’t have the data yet to quantify it. A breakdown of our known carbon emissions in 2021/22 Our known emissions have been falling…

… and distribution (T&D) 4% Water 0% Heating 22% Authority’s Fleet 26% Electricity 43% 12,110.83 5,889.70 0 5000 10000 15000 20 14 -15 20 15 -16 20 16 -17 20 17 -18 20 18 -19 20 19 -20 20 20 -21 20 21 -22 T C O 2 E YEAR Gross Carbon Emissions Over TimeGross carbon emissions over time Warrington Borough Council Climate Emergency Action Plan May 2023 (Summary version)4 Goal…

…. In addition to our vehicle fleet, we outsource our highways maintenance services to an external provider who operate a fleet on our behalf. This fleet accounted for around 2% of our total emissions footprint (125.24 tonnes CO2e in 2021/22). Recent work and challenges Most diesel vehicles in our fleet have newer engines for improved econo- my and emissions. However, there is a long way to go to change…