Including the closely related terms carbon, carbon budget, and carbon budget.
…. They have dropped by a half since 2014/15. To stay in line with global climate agreements our emissions need to fall faster (at least 13.7 % per year). This means we have a total remaining “carbon budget” for our operations of 27,901.75 tonnes CO2e until 2030. Data for the Warrington area as a whole indicates that transport and energy make up the vast majority of the borough-wide carbon footprint…
… potentially viable low carbon heat network options for the town centre for further investigation. We have a wealth of experience on solar projects. We have invested in solar panels on 1,630 social houses and a large solar roof on a commercial building in Warrington. We have developed three new large solar farms outside the borough, one of which generates more than enough clean power to cover our own…
… Growth Growth Corporate Services Outcome Investment in low carbon heat network infrastructure Progress towards a smarter local energy system Action Develop the business case to secure investment in local heat networks Investigate arrangements to sell renewable power locally, drawing on ideas developed in the Rewire NW project Timescale Short Medium Lead Directorate Growth…
… when decision-making. Implications are factored into the development of projects Better understanding of constraints on local action. Improved allo- cation of resources and better legal framework to support net zero transition Timescale Short Short Short Ongoing Lead Directorate Corporate services Corporate Services Corporate Services Corporate Services Carbon budget…
…, monitoring and reporting To help stay on track we aim to report our greenhouse gas emissions annually so they can be compared with our carbon budget. To make a start we provided initial data for our carbon budget with this year’s financial budget report. We need to improve the way in which we record and share data to ensure we get the information together on time. We also need to improve data…