Including 14 closely related terms such as carbon emissions, emission levels, and total emissions.
… clearer. One of the easiest and most widely adopted methods to understand our contributions to climate change is by examining our carbon emissions. In 2021, the UK greenhouse gas emissions data published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was estimated to be 426.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e), a significant reduction…
…-2005-to-2021 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-local-authority-and-regional-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-2005-to-2021 14 Introduction – Setting the Scene The latest carbon emissions data estimates published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero showed that in 2021, a grand total of 691.2 ktCO2e (kilotonnes of carbon dioxide…
…, contributing to 25.5% of total emissions. Figure 10 - HBC 2022/23 Emissions Profile 24 Our Current Carbon Footprint Currently, Scope 3 emissions only account for staff business travel, electricity transmission and distribution losses, and the amount of waste generated from HBC operations. It is important to note that a large portion of our Scope 3 emissions is not included in HBC’s…
… will have significant impacts on the environment, critical infrastructure, human health and wellbeing, and key economic sectors and local businesses, making it essential to set in place robust measures to reduce emission levels and adapt to the changing climate. Climate change is one of the greatest long-term challenges humanity has had to face, and the need for urgent action has never been…
… equivalent) were emitted in Hartlepool, with greatest contributions from industrial, domestic and transport related sources. The public sector emissions, which includes education, health and local government bodies, contributed 5% of Hartlepool’s borough-wide emissions. Figure 7 shows a full breakdown of Hartlepool’s emissions by sector. The largest amount of CO2e generated…