Including 16 closely related terms such as gas emissions, carbon emissions, and reduce emissions.
… to industrial and agricultural processes to eliminate carbon production. Reducing carbon emissions can include actions such as energy efficiency measures that reduce the demand for heating. Carbon offsetting is a climate action that enables individuals and organisations to compensate for the emissions they cannot avoid, by supporting projects that reduce emissions somewhere else…
… in the assessment and what emissions should be excluded. 4.15 The Greenhouse Gas Protocol defines emissions as: Direct emissions - emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the organisation; or Indirect emissions - emissions that result from the activities of the organisation but occur at sources owned or controlled by another organisation. 4.16 To help with this process the protocol…
… sets out three ‘scopes’. These are: Scope 1: Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Scope 2: Electricity Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions; and Scope 3: Other Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 4.17 The diagram below sets out these three scopes. The protocol says that organisations should account for and report on scope 1 and 2; scope 3 is an optional reporting category…
…. For the purpose of this action plan, the recommendation in the protocol is being followed. The initial focus of this first plan will be on direct emissions - as the plan develops it can look to influence indirect emissions. 4.18 Based on the 2018/19 base year and the guidance in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the assessment for Folkestone & Hythe District Council…
…) •Offsetting remaining carbon emissions Stage 4 - Carbon Offsetting if required. 8. The Way to Achieving Carbon Neutrality – Monitoring and Future Plans Monitoring 8.1 There will be an annual review of emissions (using the Local Government Association model) to assess progress against the ambition of target zero by 2030. The Council will update the study each year to monitor progress…