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East Staffordshire Borough Council

… for all sectors at a local authority level. The purpose of these estimates is to assist those using local emissions accounting as a tool in developing emissions reduction strategies. It should be noted that circumstances vary enormously between authorities, and local authorities have relatively little influence over some types of emissions, and for these reasons these statistics should…

…- East Staffordshire N. LULUCF Net Emissions Transport Total Domestic Total Industry and Commercial Total Grand Total Page 9 of 16 Figure 3- Local Authority CO2 emissions estimates 2005-2017 (kt CO2) BEIS 2019 6.2.8. Figure 4 below provides an overview of renewable energy installations in Staffordshire. Specifically, there are 17 existing Low and Zero Carbon (LZC) installations…

… of climate change in East Staffordshire is average, with the majority of carbon emissions linked to industrial processes within the area. Whilst emissions have reduced by 38% since 2005, the levels of industry and transport related emissions still exceed the national average. 2.4. East Staffordshire Borough Council is in a key position to take action on climate change, in the way it manages its own…

… on the state of global warming. It warned of the rapid and far reaching consequences of over 1.5 °C of warming and outlines that limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society. 3.3. The Climate Change Act 2008 required the UK to reduce its carbon emissions by at least 80% by 2050. In May 2019 a new target for net-zero greenhouse…

… commonly set date is 2030, with others setting targets for dates such as 2028, 2038 and Page 5 of 16 2040. The majority of local authority carbon neutral targets have been inspired by the original target of an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050. 3.6. Local Authority targets for tackling carbon emissions generally tend to be split between those relating directly to the organisation…