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Buckinghamshire Council

… from the Low Carbon Workspaces initiative. Hopefully this report provides some inspiration to you all to explore new ways to reduce your environmental impact – there are some useful suggestions available on the AWorld App about some small lifestyle choices that everyone can make to save resources. It’s great that 14 tonnes of CO2 has already been saved by those using it. We can all feel…

… immensely satisfied with what has been achieved so far. The Council’s ‘21/’22 carbon emissions (6,095 TCO2e) were far less than the carbon budget that was set (7,407 TCO2e). We have secured Government grants in excess of £10.3m to progress initiatives, introduced more electric vehicles into fleets and sizeable solar photovoltaic systems on buildings providing Council services, planted impressive…

… and Amersham Depot (which will save up to 228 tonnes of CO2e per annum), 200 business have been assisted by Low Carbon Workspaces to reduce their carbon footprints and energy costs, and 64 accredited school travel plans have been established. Results from several schemes have, once again, confirmed widespread interest in delivering a zero carbon future for Buckinghamshire. Environmentally…

… emissions compared to those from 1990. We have kept comfortably within our carbon budget for ‘21/’22 (7,407 TCO2e) and are on track to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 75% by 2030. 11 Table 2 - Buckinghamshire Council’s Carbon Emissions Activity 2021/22 Annual Carbon Emissions (TCO2e) % of Annual Emissions Buildings – Gas Consumption 1,624 27% Buildings – Electricity…

… in Buckinghamshire that can help people reduce their waste • Providing information and advice to businesses and community groups regarding funding opportunities (e.g. Low Carbon Workspaces) and means to reduce emissions from fleet vehicles (e.g. the Electric Vehicles for Businesses Project) • Encouraging individuals to adopt more environmentally friendly behaviours via the AWorld app • Instigating…