… Classification: OFFICIAL Appendix 3: DRAFT RBC CORPORATE CARBON PLAN 2020-25 1 | P a g e Classification: OFFICIAL The Carbon Plan 2020-2025 Reading Borough Council – our pathway to net zero Carbon Classification: OFFICIAL Appendix 3: DRAFT RBC CORPORATE CARBON PLAN 2020-25 2…
… | P a g e Classification: OFFICIAL Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Our Vision and Ambition 3. Managing our resources – progress to date 4. The Council’s route to net zero Carbon 4.1 Reduce 4.1.1. The pathway to reduce 4.1.2. Action plan 4.2. Decarbonise 4.2.1. The pathway to electrification 4.2.2. Action plan 4.3. Generate 4.3.1. The pathway to renewable…
… use and thereby restricting our carbon emissions we are helping to safeguard our world for future generations. The urgency and importance of doing so was underlined by the Council’s declaration of a climate emergency in February 2019, committing to the ambitious goal of a net zero carbon Reading by 2030. The Council’s Carbon Plan sets out our policy and targets on corporate energy and water…
… meaningful progress towards being zero carbon in its operations by 2025. Our vision for the Council in this Carbon Plan is therefore to: ‘lead by example and work in partnership towards achieving net zero carbon operations by 2030’. Setting ambitious yet realistic targets for carbon reduction and renewable energy generation by 2025 will be important to keep us on track to the ultimate goal…
… of becoming a net zero organisation by 2030. The Carbon Plan 2020-25 will work towards four headline targets as follows - by 2025 we will: • Reduce the organisation’s carbon emissions by 85%, against a 2008/9 baseline1 • Generate equivalent to 50% of our energy from renewable sources by 20252 • Reduce our use of fossil fuels by 50%, against a 2008/09 baseline3 • Achieve a 5% p.a. reduction…