… of £15m. The council will also need to invest in the charging infrastructure in Sandwell. Who is responsible Waste & Fleet Services Manager Timescale The transition to fully electric vehicles has begun. It is anticipated that all council procured vehicles under 3.5 ton will be fully electric by 2030. Procurement Emissions from our Procurement (the goods and services we buy…
… the impact of their operations. Who is responsible Procurement Service Manager Timescale – Our procurement falls outside of the 2030 target and needs to be a net zero by 2041. Decision Making What we need to do We need to ensure that as an organisation, we take account of the impacts of our activities upon climate change. A formal process for this enables climate change to be embedded…
… influence 5 Policy Context 5 Co-benefits of climate action 7 Council Estate & Operations 8 Corporate Building Stock 9 School Buildings 10 Street Lighting 11 Fleet 11 Procurement 11 Decision Making 12 Carbon Literacy 13 Reducing emissions from transport 14 Reducing emissions from existing homes 15 Reducing…
… absorption as a way of allowing emissions to continue Our sphere of influence/Areas we can influence In addition to the difference we can make to emissions from our own estate and operations, we also have a wider influence on the borough in several areas which will support our 2041 target for net zero. • Our procurement of goods and services. We can work with our contractors and suppliers…
…) are known as our Scope 3 emissions – whilst we can influence them, we can’t directly control them. We know what our Scope 1 & 2 emissions are (from electricity/gas/oil/petrol/diesel) but don’t know how this compares with our Scope 3 emissions. What we need to do We need to undertake a detailed study which examines the goods and services which we procure and aims to provide evidence of those…