Including 7 closely related terms such as total emissions, emissions scope, and emissions.
… Page | 8 2.4.1. By scope Table 2: Total Emissions by Scope. Scope 1 emissions are the largest source for the Council. Emissions associated with gas and liquid fuel account for 67%, two thirds of Council emissions. Scope 2 emissions associated with the purchase of electricity from the National Grid account for a further 15% of Council emissions. Scope 3 emissions associated…
… with the transport of gas, electricity and liquid fuel (referred to as T&D, Transport & Distribution and WTT, Well to Tank), water consumption and transport miles for staff and Councillors account for the final 18% of Council emissions. Figure 1: Total Emissions by Scope. Page | 9 2.4.2. By location Table 3: Total Emissions by Location. Council offices, property and sites…
…% of Council emissions. Figure 2: Total Emissions by Location. Page | 10 3.0 Guiding principles The Council has developed Guiding Principles within this Plan as a common reference for all projects planned as part of its trajectory for reaching carbon neutral. Table 4: Guiding Principles. These principles align with the energy-hierarchy approach, illustrated in Figure 3…
… a climate and ecological emergency making its pledge to become a carbon-neutral Council by 2030. The decision was taken at a meeting of Full Council on 26 June 2019. 1.2. What will the Plan set out? The Carbon Action Plan now sets out the Council’s pathway for how it will achieve its target of carbon neutral. It will: Present a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions account as a baseline…
… included in the Council’s account, are categorised by Scope and summarised here in Table 1. Table 1: GHG Emissions Scope. Guidance from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for a Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard2 has been used to ensure the Council has developed a fair and accurate account of its GHG emissions by including datasets that are: 1) Relevant 2) Complete 3) Consistent 4…