Including 6 closely related terms such as carbon, carbon emissions, and carbon budget.
…. The Framework commits the Council to use its various roles to protect and enhance the local and global environment, with a particular focus on reducing carbon emissions. Impact of COVID-19 It is important to note that the Taskforce was set up with work well underway before the COVID-19 outbreak and clearly the pandemic has had a profound effect on people’s lives, businesses and council activity…
… in section 4 and Appendix 2 noting it will need to develop as technologies and funding opportunities change; 3. introduce a carbon budgeting approach to support the net zero ambition, as set out in section 5; 4. agree the immediate actions the Council can take to support its journey to net zero, as set out in section 3; 5. note the longer term actions the Council could consider…
… ............................................................................................................ 8 Council Consumption and Accreditation ................................................................... 8 Waste and Recycling ........................................................................................................ 8 Longer term: Achieving Net-Zero Emissions by 2030 ................................................ 8 Carbon Budget and Monitoring…
… for 2030. 5. Carbon Budget and Monitoring 5.1 5.2 5.3 To support this ambition, it will be necessary for the Council to implement more formal tracking of its greenhouse gas emissions. A best practice approach is to develop a ‘carbon budget’ to measure the cumulative amount of carbon dioxide (tCO2e) emissions permitted over a period of time, balanced…
… of carbon reduction and carbon- offsetting activities and breakdown their agreed emissions target into yearly cycles with planned quantified activities to achieve the target. Further information as to the targets that would be set are included in Appendix 2. The carbon budget would form part of the Council’s environmental reporting procedures that are already in place. Monitoring would be carried…