Including 17 closely related terms such as gas emissions, carbon emissions, and direct emissions.
… the importance of tackling all other indirect emissions that occur through our business (Scope 3 emissions) and has already begun work to understand and reduce these. As a Council, we have direct control of a very small proportion, less than 1%, of carbon emissions produced in the Borough however, there is a lot we can do to influence the remaining emissions reductions through local leadership…
… challenge, but one which the whole Council fully embraces. The actions needed to achieve this are set out in this Strategy and Action Plan. The emissions set out in the above chart relate to Scopes 1 and 2, which can be summarised as direct emissions from owned or controlled sources and indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, heating and cooling. The Council recognises…
… and Performance 1a 17Climate Change Strategy | Rugby Borough Council Transport In the UK, Domestic transport accounts for 22% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. The vast majority of this of this comes from the use of petrol and diesel in road transport, in particular passenger cars. Recent figures confirm that transport accounts for 25% of all carbon emissions in Rugby Borough. The future mobility needs…
… confirmed that the past 7 years have been the warmest 7 years on record and that greenhouse gas parts per million hit a record high of 420.23. We have seen temperatures in England reach 40oC. Last year, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, defined this crisis as a code red for humanity, stating that: “The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from…
… pleasure to introduce this Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan. In 2019, all parties unanimously agreed the declaration of a climate emergency. Following this, a cross party member working group began the development of this strategy with a view to achieving its ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In the course of developing this strategy, the working group also…