…. Spelthorne Borough Council’s baseline emissions for 2019/2020 for Scope 1 and 2 emissions were 1,194 tCO2e, the breakdown of these emissions can be seen in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1 Carbon emissions by source for Spelthorne Borough Council’s operations in 2019/20 Net Zero target A Net Zero target refers to reaching net zero carbon emissions by a nominated year but differs from zero carbon, which…
… requires no carbon to be emitted at all. Net Zero refers to balancing the amount of emitted greenhouse gases with the equivalent emissions that are either offset or sequestered through rewilding and tree planting or carbon capture and storage. The Council will have a greater focus on reducing carbon emissions as much as possible and only using offsetting and sequestering techniques for those hard…
… to reduce emissions. Spelthorne Borough Council plans to be Net Zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. This is in line with Surrey County Council’s Greener Futures Delivery Plan. It is estimated that there could be up to 283 tCO2e from hard to reduce sources that will be unavoidable by 2030 that will need to be offset, the Council will look to offset through a large renewable scheme, protection…
… in this plan, recent heatwaves have shown some of those changes are already here. While we are aiming to get to Net Zero by 2030 for Scope 1 & 2 we realise the large impact of our Scope 3 emissions, which by their nature are much hard to track and reduce. Therefore, we will also be taking several actions to reduce our Scope 3 emission and create a more robust reporting system. The Action Plan has…
…, saving 477 tCO2e equivalent to removing 280 cars from the road. In 2025 we will review our emissions and targets and aim to reduce emissions further to be Net Zero by 2030. We will also monitor and report our progress against our targets while collaborating with Surrey County Council on reporting and actions. While the Net Zero target is for our Scope 1 & 2 emissions, we will be working…