Including 4 closely related terms such as energy use, building energy, and building energy.
… WHERE ARE WE NOW? Council operational emissions The baseline year for the carbon footprint of council operations is 2018/19. The net council 2000 Our baseline carbon footprint is around 1500 1000 500 0 -500 -1000 -1500 -2000 -2500 2,400 tCO2e in 2018/19 Leisure Building WastW centres energy energy use e collectionc Fleet travel aste ollection Business travel…
… baseline. Borough-wide emissions The baseline carbon footprint of the borough is around 999,000 tonnes of CO2. This is based on latest national government datasets from 2018. 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 -100 -200 lockup Industry Homes Travel Land use This baseline includes: • Energy used in manufacturing and process industries • Building emissions – from energy used to heat…
… specific influence we have for some buildings, such as community buildings/ investment portfolio to reduce building energy consumption. • Work with partners to develop proposition for wide scale retrofit of commercial and domestic properties to reduce energy consumption. For domestic properties this will also look to tackle local fuel poverty. • Facilitate the shift to low carbon heating…
…, as well as positive policies in our Local Plan Update. Waste and consumption: Many parts of the UK economy are dependent on single use, consuming large volumes of resources which are frequently wasted. Although recycling rates have been improving, they are still short of the ambitions of a sustainable economy. This matters to our zero carbon ambitions as materials we throw away have used…
… energy to be processed/ transported. Associated emissions and side effects are frequently generated overseas, with harmful impacts for local communities and biodiversity. Leading by example • Improving sustainable procurement practices and embed net zero in procurement approach, including supporting and holding suppliers to account, including working with them on how they might offset…