Including the closely related terms heating, and heating.
… anthropogenic CO2 emissions". The predicted consequence of climate change is that there will be increased extreme weather events, and in many areas this is already being seen: • Flooding – damage to property, disruption to business, health and wellbeing of displaced residents; • Heat and cold – health risk for vulnerable people, pressure on emergency and health services; • Drought – pressure…
… to compensate for the emissions they cannot avoid, by supporting projects that reduce emissions somewhere else. Reducing carbon emissions can include actions such as energy efficiency measures that reduce the demand for heating. Eliminating carbon emissions can be achieved through the use of renewable energy that does not produce any carbon emissions and making changes to industrial…
… consumption emissions defined in the World Resources Institute Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) Protocol for its own operational estate. Direct emissions are produced by sources which are owned or controlled by the council and include electricity use, burning oil or gas for heating, and fuel consumption as a result of business travel or distribution. Direct emissions correspond to elements within scope 1…
…, heat pumps, solar-battery car ports, anaerobic digester, wind farm. 1,780 tonnes CO2e through council operations and 172,000 tonnes CO2e district emissions overall. ENERGY 1,500 tonnes CO2e through council operations and 287,000 tonnes CO2e district emissions. Deliver key studies in 2020 to take forward the City of Winchester Movement Strategy which have a focus on achieving carbon emission…
… operational estate Decarbonise landscaping/ partial refuse Electrify heating Decarbonise business car travel Decarbonise P&R buses OFFSETTING SECTION 2: PRIORITIES 13 COUNCIL PLAN 2020-2025 The council is developing its plan for the next five years that sets out what it wants to achieve and to address the main challenges facing Winchester District. “Tackling the Climate Emergency…