… which has been developed by consultants retained as support to Aberdeenshire Council officers. 1.1.1 The work has looked at what the requirement and financial investment will be across the Council to reach its own 75% reduction in emissions by 2030 target and Net Zero by 2045. A part of this work included the development of a Carbon Budget Toolkit to identify a complete view of decarbonisation…
…) as considered by the Sustainability Committee on 21 September 2022; and 1.2.2 Agree that the Leader of Aberdeenshire Council write to the Cabinet secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport setting out the scale of investment required in order to support Scotland’s journey to Net Zero as shown in the Aberdeenshire Council Route Map 2030 and Beyond and that delivery will take additional support…
… by 2030; At least 90% lower than the baseline year by 2040; and Net Zero by 2045 (‘Net Zero’ refers to achieving an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions taken out of the atmosphere). 2.4 Should the Scottish Government fail to meet the targets above, then it has to appear in the Scottish Parliament to explain why and potentially seek to alter those targets. 2.5 On 18…
… March 2020 Aberdeenshire Council (item 9), agreed a Climate Change Declaration committing to working towards a carbon free society by reducing its own emissions by 75% (2010/11 baseline) by 2030 and to work with others across the region to ensure that Aberdeenshire reaches Net Zero by 2045. 2.6 On 24 June 2021 Aberdeenshire Council (item 10), agreed a one-off allocation of £100,000 to support…
…. Sustainable fuel strategy: hydrogen strategy, electricity, battery storage facilities. All of these options will be considered but work will be taken forward which should allow the future investments to achieve Net Zero to be incorporated into the Capital Plan within existing and future projects i.e. not just as a separate line but as part of an integrated Council Capital Plan. It may…