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… change typically affect the most vulnerable in society. For example, those experiencing fuel poverty are often unable to afford the changes their home needs to be more energy efficient. Older residents will also feel the extremes of a changing climate more intensively; risking heat stress in the summer and/or excessive cold and damp in the winter. This document sets out the challenges…
… of carbon dioxide that we have put into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the Earth’s surface. The increase in the release of these gases by human activity is well documented by scientists globally. By reducing our emissions, we can help to prevent a further rise in global temperatures. Fareham is positioned along the coast, it has areas of farmland…
… to report our Scope 3 emissions. However, we still decided to include these for a more complete picture, where we were able to gather the data. The highest emissions from Scope 1 and 2 (those sources we own or control) came from the following areas: 927.56 tCO2e - From our fleet vehicles 451.14 tCO2e - From heating our buildings 550.02 tCO2e - From the electricity in our buildings…
… Fuel - Fleet Vehicles 25% Gas (heating) 12% Electricity 15%Business Travel (Car) 2% Electricity 15% Gas (heating) 29% Fuel - Solent Airport Operations 1% Fuel - Grounds Maintenance (HCC Contract) 1% How our T Co2e spread accross our services The highest emissions from Scope 3 (those sources we do not own or control) came from the heating and electricity at our leased / contracted sites…
…. These sites are: • Community centres • Leisure centres • Our leased office space within the Civic Offices and Depot • Portchester Crematorium 451.14 tCO2e - From heating leased / contracted sites 550.02 tCO2e - From electricity at leased / contracted sites Reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint Our commitment is to escalate our existing carbon reduction actions and focus…