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…, with the introduction of the Climate Change Act 2008. This includes both carbon and other greenhouse gases. Scottsh The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019, which amends the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, set new targets to reduce Scotland’s emissions: • Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 • New interim targets, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – 56% by 2020, 75…

…) Scope 2 – indirect – Emissions from purchased electricity, heat or steam. Scope 3 – indirect other – Emissions that occur due to the organisation’s activities / products / services, but at assets not owned or controlled by us (e.g. travel in employee-owned vehicles or public transport, purchased goods and services) The following figure graphically depicts the key sources of carbon emissions…

… represents the change in global temperatures covering 1.35oC Due to the delay in cause and effect of carbon emissions, it is predicted that even if carbon emissions were brought to zero tomorrow, the earth will still increase in temperature for the next 40 years [ climate.nasa.gov/faq/16/is-it- too-late-to-prevent-climate- change/ ]. If greenhouse gas emissions are reduced early and rapidly…

… that actions are taken in relation to both climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate Change dutes The Act place duties on the Public Sector and requires that a public body must, in exercising its functions, act: • in the way best calculated to contribute to the delivery of the Act’s (national) emissions targets • in the way best calculated to deliver any statutory adaptation programme…

… 21 a Moray Council’s carbon footrint Emission Scopes Emissions-releasing activities are classified into three groups known as scopes. These are defined in the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and are described below. Scope 1 – direct – Emissions that occur directly from sites or assets owned or controlled by the organisation (e.g. gas boilers within buildings, fleet vehicles…