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Swale Borough Council

… priority, and safeguard our wild places,  ancient woodlands and hedgerows 5 Swale Borough Council Climate and Ecological Emergency  The scope of these commitments includes both production and consumption emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon). The above commitments are Swale’s ‘overarching objectives’ under which sits this action plan Researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change…

…, it should stay within a maximum cumulative carbon dioxide emission budget of 7.7 million tonnes (MtCO2) for the period of 2020 to 2100. At 2017 CO2 emission levels, Swale would use this entire budget within 7 years from 2020. The recommended pathway to stay with the carbon budget requires: • 13% cut in CO2 emissions each year from 2020 • 81.1% reduction in annual emissions by 2030 • 95…

… organisational emissions into three broad scopes: • Scope 1: All direct GHG emissions. • Scope 2: Indirect GHG emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam. 10 Swale Borough Council Climate and Ecological Emergency  • Scope 3: Other indirect emissions, such as the extraction and production of purchased materials and fuels, transport-related activities in vehicles not owned…

…. The direct emissions from Swale Borough Council’s own offices at Swale House are significant and produce 13% of the council’s own emissions (336 tCO2e). Swale Borough Council’s own fleet transport emissions are 40 tonnes CO2e (<1.5% of the council’s total carbon emissions). The furthest a fleet vehicle drives in a year is 17,000 miles, assuming operation 200 days of the year, yields a typical…

… contribution towards the Paris Climate Change Agreement, it should emit no more than 7.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide before 2100. At 2017 emission levels, Swale would use this entire budget within seven years. The recommended pathway requires: a 13% cut in carbon dioxide emissions each year from 2020; 80% reduction in annual emissions by 2030 and 95% reduction by 2042. Historically, the reduction…