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Bolsover District Council

… emissions reduction, we have focussed on three distinct areas; • Direct emissions that result from our day to day activities within our control, these include, but are not limited to; consumables, fuel usage, vehicle types, building construction, building operation, procurement, management, systems, procedures and practices etc. • Indirect emissions from energy that we purchase. Although we…

… within its operation, the outcomes of this are evident in our past and current carbon emissions levels. This plan seeks to build upon these successes brought about by the adoption of Council Policy in 2010; Bolsover District Council Energy Management Policy Declaration of Commitment Bolsover District Council is committed to working towards reducing energy usage and its carbon footprint…

… Theme 4 - Transport With climate change gas emissions from transport representing around 20% of total UK domestic emissions, transport must be part of the carbon reduction solution. Low carbon transport solutions also present huge opportunities; not just for climate change but for our communities’ health and the wider environment. Transport underpins the quality of life and economic…

… to achieve this. Cllr Ann Syrett Council Leader Cllr Brian Watson Portfolio holder for Finance and Resources and Sustainable Energy 4 Introduction and Vision Carbon footprint is the overall amount of climate change gas emissions, consisting of primarily carbon dioxide, associated with an organisation, event or production, it is one of the most common measures of our effect…

… on the environment. An increase in climate change gas emissions, and therefore rising carbon footprint, is the primary cause associated with climate change and its negative impacts. Rising temperatures are changing the growing patterns of plants and crops, sea levels are rising too with polar ice caps melting resulting in coastal erosion and the destruction of ecosystems. As vegetation growth patterns…