… % reduction in emissions by 2020 (for both the city and the Council). 1.2 Note the city has achieved emissions reductions of 6% (or 167 kilo tonnes of CO2e) between 2017/18 and 2018/19, based on the most up-to-date data available 1.3 Agree annual reduction targets based on an estimated trajectory against a 2018/19 baseline, to reach net zero by 2030. 1.4 Note that this report has been brought…
…: claire.marion@edinburgh.gov.uk | Tel: 0131 529 7093 2 Report 2030 City target monitoring approach 2. Executive Summary 2.1 This report clarifies the boundary selected to monitor progress against the new net- zero target set for both the Council and the city in May 2019. As agreed at Full Council on 25 August 20201, this report also presents “revised targets for carbon emissions…
… reduction, specifying the annual increments required to achieve net zero by 2030” for city emissions. 2.2 The approach set out in this report is presented as a worked example of how city emissions and progress towards the target will be tracked. It is being provided for Elected Members’ consideration in response to a request at Committee for early sight of reporting data and in order…
…. Background 3.1 The City of Edinburgh Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and committed to work towards a net zero emissions target by 2030 for the whole city. In doing so, the Council recognises its leadership role in engaging with city partners on the climate agenda and is at the forefront of city leadership on climate change, having set an area-wide target for the city, in addition…
… to its own Council target. According to a survey conducted by APSE in 2020, only 39 % of net zero targets apply to area-wide emissions, 52 % of them only apply to the Council’s own emissions, while 9 % of the targets have unclear scopes2. 3.2 As detailed in previous reports, Councils typically contribute to only 1-3% of their area-wide emissions and no one partner has all the answers, powers…