…, the council has emissions standing at 4,979tCO2e against the target budgets to be achieved 2028 of 2,484tCO2e to maintain trajectory to net zero. The data shows that a key contributor to the increase in emissions is from the council’s leisure operations delivered by Abbeycroft Leisure. There has been a 0.5 per cent decrease in emissions from council activity and a 4.6 per cent increase in emissions…
… improvements. Proposals will be brought forward as part of the council’s Net Zero investment fund. NEW TASK: Scope the process to take council buildings off gas. The Apex and West Suffolk House will be taken off gas by 2026. Also by March 2026, we will seek to commission and receive the external advice needed to scope the process to phase out council usage of gas from all council buildings…
… of the current contract end dates in 2028 and/or align with the current refurbishment project for Bury Leisure Centre. Develop a business case setting out cost, implications and carbon impact and what changes would be needed to the Net Zero Investment Fund to achieve this outcome. 5.6. Continued professional development of driving staff Consider using a driving efficiency metric within…
… has been added to West Suffolk House, Mildenhall Hub and Haverhill House. In addition, an intranet post was published in January 2024 to inform staff on correct recycling practices. The waste and recycling intranet page has also been updated. Include reference and link to net zero ambition in job adverts for new staff. Have this in place for all posts by August 2023. COMPLETE…
… Relevant job adverts now include references to net zero and climate scorecard success. The West Suffolk Council recruitment website has also been updated with references to the council’s climate commitments and recent climate score card results. Ensure that environmental impacts are considered when making key decisions from September 2023. COMPLETE By January 2024, committee report…