Including the closely related terms heating, and heating.
…% of the excess heat in the climate system[footnoteRef:13] as well as absorbing around 20% of annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated by human activity[footnoteRef:14]. The following diagram illustrates how much carbon is sequestered and carbon storage potential in Welsh seas. [13: Global reconstruction of historical ocean heat storage and transport (pnas.org)] [14: WMO The State of Greenhouse…
… activities. To monitor progress against this target, Welsh Government have required the Welsh Public Sector to submit annual carbon emission returns since 19/20 . The reporting model is divided into three emission scopes as follows. Scope 1 - are direct emissions from operations that are owned or controlled by the Council. Scope 2 – indirect emissions from purchased electricity, heating and cooling…
…. Scope 3 - indirect emissions that occur in the value chain of the Council, e.g. purchased goods & services, business travel and employee commuting. Welsh Government have developed a reporting template for recording public sector emissions which is illustrated in the table below: Section Category Sources Estate Buildings Generation of electricity, heat or steam…
… Generation, transmission & distribution of purchased electricity. Generation, transmission & distribution of purchased heat or steam. Fuel & energy related upstream activities. Upstream leased assets (where not included elsewhere in the public sector) Downstream leased assets Land based emissions & Sequestration Sequestration from owned estate Waste generated in operations…
… and work base locations, number of working days and agile working days (this is based on a staff survey in 22/23). Homeworking emissions was introduced in 22/23 and is based on an estimate of the number of full-time equivalent staff and the average homeworking percentage. The emissions are generated from the assumed electricity and heating consumption when working from home…