Including 14 closely related terms such as lower carbon, carbon economy, and low carbon.
… these ambitious targets Swale Borough Council aims to lead the local transition to a low carbon economy. The declaration requires the council to draw up this action plan. It is very apposite that this plan was presented to Cabinet for adoption on Earth Day 2020, an international day of climate action. Research by leading climate scientists at the Tyndall Centre has found that for Swale to make its fair…
… recommended by the Carbon Trust, 1,481 tCO2e must be offset to meet our target of the council operations being carbon neutral by 2025. This could be achieved by planting 148,100 trees or approximately 60 acres of woodland. Both the UK Government and the Committee on Climate Change consider that this shift to a very low carbon energy future represents the best course for the UK’s economic development…
… emissions will be a secondary focus with a preference for offsetting withing the boundary of the borough. Offsetting these residual carbon emissions, is important to achieve borough-wide net zero carbon by 2030, but will not actively be promoted over tackling and reducing carbon emissions at source. Enabling tools Carbon Reduction & focus areas…
… 17 Swale Borough Council Climate and Ecological Emergency Council Operations The council’s own estate and operations are the only area where Swale Borough Council has direct control to reduce carbon emissions. This includes the council’s buildings, parks and green spaces, and all the services that the council provides directly or procures. The majority of the council’s carbon footprint…
… comes from procured services. The council can only influence this carbon footprint through a revised procurement policy. A difficult funding situation for local government makes it challenging to impose extra costs on suppliers. However, as contracts come up for renewal and further technology becomes more mainstream there is an opportunity to secure services that have a lower carbon footprint…