Including the closely related term land use.
… Corporate Plan – Transforming Your Council 12 2.2 Local Outcomes Improvement Plan 13 3 The Path to Net-Zero 14 3.1 Progress to Date 14 3.2 Net Zero Emissions Targets 16 4 Partnership & Community 18 5 Strategy Outcomes 20 5.1 Outcome 1 – Energy 20 5.2 Outcome 2 -Transport: 25 5.3 Outcome 3 -Waste 30 5.4 Outcome 4 - Adaptation, Resilience & Biodiversity 32 5.5 Outcome 5 – Land Use…
… - Climate Change Strategy12 To ensure that the Climate Change Strategy contributes to the council’s aim of making West Lothian the best possible place to live, work and do business, six Climate Change Strategy Outcomes (CCS Outcomes) have been identified: Outcome 1 – Energy Outcome 2 – Transport Outcome 3 – Waste Outcome 4 – Adaptation, Resilience & Biodiversity Outcome 5 – Land Use…
… where natural ecosystems are protected, sustainably used and strengthened while services, communities and places are adapting to cope with climate change impacts (including land use, buildings and infrastructure). We understand the scope and benefits of local carbon offsetting and manage our publicly owned land assets in a way that contributes to our path to net-zero. We embed…
… also includes emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry. West Lothian’s per capita emissions have reduced by 1.4 tonnes (19%) since our baseline year of 2013/14, and while this is positive, more will need to be done to accelerate progress. The data highlights some of the key challenges to be faced in achieving a net-zero area in future. As outlined in Table 2 (below), West Lothian…
… 302.2 398.1 58.8 1,097.9 180.1 6.1 2017 199.1 101.9 32.0 285.6 405.4 30.3 1,054.4 181.3 5.8 2018 198.3 98.5 33.0 285.2 401.9 29.1 1,046.0 182.1 5.7 2019 210.2 114.3 35.9 279.6 388.4 28.1 1,056.4 183.1 5.8 The public sector figure used in Figure 3 consists of emissions from combustion of fuel in public sector buildings, such as schools, hospitals and offices. LULUCF refers to Land use, land use…