Including 9 closely related terms such as carbon, carbon saving, and carbon savings.
… that there is an urgent need to reduce carbon emissions to limit the impact we have on the planet’s environment. This document outlines how Newport City Council intends to reduce our own carbon emissions while supporting the city to do the same. 1 Hereafter referenced as carbon emissions (equivalent…
…) or CO2e. 3 Context The Carbon Management Plan has been developed in line with the following international and national legislation and organisational context. International Agreements Legislation Ambitions EU 2050 Low Carbon Economy UK Climate Change Act 2008 Environment Act Wales 2016 80% emission reductions…
… for the buildings in the council’s estate. As three quarters of the council’s carbon emissions are due to utility consumption in buildings, the strategy for reducing carbon emissions is intrinsically linked to the estate management strategy. As part of showing the council’s commitment to decarbonisation, it has signed up to the UK100 pledge with the aim of using 100 per cent clean energy by 2050…
… organisations working to reduce carbon emissions in the Newport area 5.4 Targets The council aspires to achieve the following targets: Figure 4: Carbon Reduction Targets The above targets are designed to give a breadth of drivers to support carbon reduction activities, they cover building heating fuels, electricity consumption/generation and fleet fuel consumption / source…
… was started to change all remaining street lights to LED by March 2020. This will deliver carbon savings of 1,050 tCO2/yr or 6 per cent from the 2017/18 baseline. 5.5.2 Energy efficiency in buildings Three quarters of the council’s direct emissions are a result of consumption within its buildings so these offer the greatest potential for emission reduction in the long-term. A desktop…