Including 6 closely related terms such as energy use, energy generation, and energy generation.
… on an annual basis. Scope The scope of the Swale Borough Council Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan incorporates all greenhouse gases (GHGs) and uses carbon dioxide equivalents Zero net carbon (also referred to as carbon neutral) means that the activity balances it’s energy use with its renewable energy generation, or carbon sequestration, and emits no ‘net’ carbon. This may be through…
… 100% reduction of carbon using efficiencies and renewable technologies at the location, or could be using a carbon offset, which absorbs carbon or generates electricity without carbon emissions to achieve zero ‘net’ carbon emissions. CARBON OFFSET HIERARCHY ENERGY HIERARCHY Energy saving Energy efficiency Renewables Low Emission Conventional Offset: Energy generation-Local using…
… ........................................................................................................30 Energy generation and storage..............................................................................................33 Resilience, adaptation and offsetting .....................................................................................35 Appendix I- Swale Borough Council’s Declaration of Climate and Ecological Emergency....38 Appendix II - Adopted Local Plan and Local Plan…
… no land Energy generation – local using land Sequestration – local Sequestration – Kent wide The scope of the Swale Borough Council zero net carbon commitment is all greenhouse gases determined as carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e). For ease throughout this report we refer to CO2e as ‘Carbon’. 9Swale Borough Council Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan (CO2e) as the unit of measure…
… Energy Generation & Storage Collaboration Communication Support & Guidance Funding Council estate 14Swale Borough Council Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan Enabling Tools – cross cutting themes and actions Swale Borough Council recognises that there are cross-cutting actions that are needed to underpin the actions that are specifically targeted at the particular causes…