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Mole Valley District Council

…. 19 MVDC’s Operational Emissions • MVDC’s operational emissions include a mix of direct and indirect emissions associated with the Council’s operation and use of their own buildings and assets. This includes: • Scope 1: gas (primarily for heating buildings) and transport fuel consumption in the Council’s own fleet • Scope 2: electricity consumption within MVDC buildings used by MVDC staff…

… for mitigating actions. This is largely related to the “greening” of the electricity grid. 9 2. Recommendations Strategic: • Given the natural decarbonisation of the UK grid and subsequent implications for associated electricity emissions, the focus of MVDC should be on reducing gas (heating) consumption – this has both emissions and financial upsides. Direct: • The measured carbon footprint has…

… indicated key areas that the council can focus on to reduce its direct emissions, these involve electrifying its fleet, and upgrading to LED lighting where this is not already present. • Feasibility options should include, electrifying heating supplies and installing renewables to fully decarbonise stationary assets and large consumers such as Leatherhead leisure centre. Indirect: • Indirectly…

…. Better management and analysis of footprint data ultimately leads to insights that enable reductions. • Looking ahead, the council should monitor carbon emissions annually, and source data to create an expanded and more comprehensive scope 3 footprint. 3 Introduction to carbon footprinting 10 • Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat. They let sunlight…

… pass through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the atmosphere. • Carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas. There are five other principle greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming: Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Hydrofluorocarbons, Perfluorocarbons and Sulphur Hexafluoride. • Not all of these gases arise from combustion of fossil fuels…