… as interim targets and 5 yearly carbon budgets. In 2019 Welsh Government accepted the advice of the Climate Change Committee that the 80% target should be revised upwards to 95% and also set an ambition to get to net zero emissions by 2050. Therefore, Welsh Government partners, including local government can begin to see an increasing emphasis on action and that doing nothing is not an option…
… to understand where the Council’s carbon dioxide emissions come from so that we can better plan how to reduce them. The baseline was calculated using Welsh Government’s public sector net zero carbon reporting methodology. The Figure 2 below gives an overview of our emissions in 2019-20. Figure 2: Summary of Torfaen Council’s emissions during 2019/20 Carbon emissions associated with the goods…
…://gov.wales/public-sector-net-zero-reporting-guide 5 of 21 1.4 Emissions in the borough Data is published every year on the carbon dioxide emissions for each local authority area. This data has a 2-year time lag due to the complexities of pulling together this information. Figure 3: Estimated carbon sequestration associated…
… actions that could be taken to support the climate emergency and we had many suggestions including zero-waste and re-use shops, draft proofing housing, more allotments and community growing areas, tree planting, lower business rates for local producers and ‘futures’ lessons in schools. 4 of 21 1.6 Our aims and objectives Our Aims • As a Council to become net zero carbon…
… use and fleet. 2. Increasing the ambition of our Carbon Management Plan / Energy Efficiency Programme for TCBC buildings and setting interim targets to accelerate the reduction of our own emissions. 3. Developing a net zero carbon fleet replacement programme. 4. Developing, building expertise, capacity and capability to ensure carbon impact is fully embedded into our purchasing…