Including 10 closely related terms such as carbon economy, carbon, and low carbon.
… is mainly focused on our internal operations where we can have the greatest influence. • We will also support efforts in the borough as a whole to reduce carbon emissions, generate, and use energy more cleanly. • As well as contributing to legal targets to combat climate change, reducing carbon emissions often also results more immediate local benefits such as lower energy bills, cleaner air…
… awareness and assessment of potential impacts will lead to better management and reduction of CO2 emissions (direct/ indirect) Update procurement policy to include carbon and environment considerations within tenders Through procurement strategy, only procure high energy efficient/low carbon technologies/ materials Short term – By 2021 Likely to impact costs of tenders…
… low carbon living the new norm. IPCC Graph - Schematic temperature pathways Source: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/graphics SECTION TWO Policy Context2 Carbon Reduction Delivery Strategy 2020-2030 9 2. Policy Context This strategy sits within a framework on national regional and local policies relating to energy, emissions and climate change. The UK target is now to reduce greenhouse gas…
… emissions to zero by 2050 The council’s corporate plan states that we will “manage and maintain the local environment well”. At the wider scale, a number of external strategies and other activities are being developed/implemented alongside this strategy in order to lead the region towards becoming a zero carbon economy. SECTION THREE Aims, Objectives, Targets and Priorities3 11 Carbon…
… the council’s objective. • Capital Carbon Management Budget currently £440k for 2020/21 • Climate Change Fund £400k (to assist the council and the community to deliver carbon saving projects). The work in relation to getting the council to carbon neutral at this stage is forecasted to require £2-4 million of capital funding, along with a yearly revenue budget to allow extra resources to help deliver…