Including 14 closely related terms such as gas emissions, direct emissions, and direct emission.
… to the council; • Develop an action plan and milestones to achieve emissions reductions within the council’s control as well as how to work with other institutions, including the government, to achieve reductions in emissions outside of the council’s direct control, covering both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Alongside these aims within the declaration, the council is also committed…
… House Gas (GHG) Protocol, which separate emissions into three ‘Scopes’: • Scope 1 – Direct emissions. Occur from sources that are owned or controlled by the company. For example, company owned vehicles or the burning of fuels, such as gas, on site. • Scope 2 – Electricity indirect emissions. GHG emissions from the generation of purchased electricity consumed by the company. • Scope 3…
… of emissions are the priority in delivering against this strategy. However, it is acknowledged that offsetting of emissions could play an important role in meeting targets where all efforts have first been made to reduce emissions. Use of natural and local offsets that bring additional co-benefits will be preferred, where robust arrangements are in place. • Collaboration and other organisations…
… by the 3 COVID-19 pandemic, still live at the time of publication of this strategy. Additionally, air quality continues to cause significant health 4 impacts. 4 It is vital we take local action to address this global threat, reducing emissions that cause climate change and air pollution. This is a key, cross-council issue, reflected in 4 our current Council Plan. 5 I also consider that action…
… strategy will avoid unintentional trade-offs or consequences of policies in one area being detrimental in the other (for example, historic policies that encouraged the take up of diesel vehicles to reduce carbon emissions which have increased air pollution). Although the main focus of the strategy is tackling climate change, it sets out an approach to tackle these issues, as well as providing…