… residents and other stakeholders to follow our lead. 1. Delivering Net Zero Foreword As Cabinet Member for Economy and Enterprise, I am pleased to introduce the Decarbonisation Strategy for Caerphilly County Borough Council, which was agreed by Cabinet on 25th November 2020. On the 4th June 2019 the Council formally declared a climate emergency as a Notice of Motion, with full support from all…
… by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 and reach Net Zero by 2050. Pathways limiting global warming to 1.5 OC require rapid and far reaching transitions in energy, land and infrastructure. Energy use must lower through enhanced energy efficiency and faster electrification of energy end use. 2.10 Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) including afforestation, land restoration and soil carbon sequestration…
… scheme (CRC), with another reporting mechanism for reporting carbon emissions on gas and electricity consumption. • To support the public sector to baseline, monitor and report progress towards carbon neutrality. 6.7 Welsh Government will need to report its progress on attaining its net zero carbon 2030 targets and will therefore require authorities to report to them. In order to measure…
… a potential decarbonisation route that will put the region on track to achieve a net zero energy system by 2050. The CCR vision is: 6.10 To create the conditions for a transition to a carbon neutral economy and society in the CCR, using low carbon energy as an enabler of economic regeneration, growing our regional income whilst maintaining guardianship of our environment through a laser-focus…
… for our net zero target the authority will: • Collect and analyse energy and CO2 emissions data; • Identify and assess intervention options and impact on emissions projections; • Define a route-map and action plan to meet the 2030 target. Green House Gasses (GHG) 7.2 The main GHG in terms of the quantity of emissions and the overall warming impact for the Welsh Public Sector is carbon…