Including 9 closely related terms such as carbon economy, low carbon technologies, and carbon.
… Goals In a drive towards a low carbon future, the Scottish Government set out ambitious emissions reductions targets in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. The targets were amended and updated in the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019, with the new goal of reducing Scotland’s emissions of all greenhouse gases to net-zero by 2045 at the latest, with interim…
… are driving down emissions. RPP3 sets out the path to a low carbon economy while helping to deliver sustainable economic growth and secure the wider benefits to a greener, fairer and healthier Scotland in 2032. 7West Lothian Council - Climate Change Strategy Scotland’s National Performance Framework This Strategy has been developed in line with the outcomes and values set out in Scotland’s…
… equivalents and investing in renewable and low carbon technologies such as biomass boilers and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. Another key driver has been a reduction in the emissions factor for grid electricity. This factor is applied to our consumption figure to establish our emissions and has reduced considerably over time as the carbon intensity of the grid has reduced. This has been a result…
… emissions baseline year of 2013/14, falling from 30,808 tonnes. Year Tonnes C O ₂e Building Emissions 2013/14 - 2019/20 Figure 6: Emissions from buildings 2013/14 - 2019/20 There are a number of direct actions that have contributed to the reductions in our emissions including the implementation of energy efficiency projects and investment in renewable and low carbon technologies…
… alternatives. The council will continue to invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy and other low carbon solutions to reduce our energy consumption and related emissions. We will reduce our emissions in buildings in line with the net-zero targets set out in section 3.2 of the Strategy. Action E2 West Lothian Council - Climate Change Strategy22 Improving Energy Efficiency &…