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Cardiff Council

… position, both of our own operational direct and caused emission, and also of the wider City as a whole. We have estimated that the total Carbon Emissions Footprint for 2019/20 Cardiff Council Activities including direct, indirect and “caused” emissions from buildings, operations, procurement and staff commute is: 184,904 tonnes CO2e per annum Our current known projects and policies, as set out…

… - City Recovery and Renewal Strategy’, our Corporate Estate Decarbonisation Strategy and in development, our Procurement Strategy and Local Development Plan renewal. Wales has a national ambition for its public sector to be Carbon Neutral by 2030 and industrial plans to decarbonise grid electricity and gas and utilise alternative fuels such as Hydrogen and Biogas will help achieve this, but we…

… emissions, including procurement activities, staff commuting and carbon sequestering opportunities. The City Between 2005 and 2018 Cardiff saw significant de- creases in CO2 emissions. 46% decrease in per capita emissions and 39% decrease in absolute emissions* (an average 3% per year reduction in total emissions) Industry and commerce have shown the greatest decreases in Cardiff, however…

…” or Scope 3 emissions account for an estimated 86% of our total footprint as an authority. Procurement activities are by far the largest element through, staff commute in itself was estimated to have caused around 9,000 tonnes CO2e in 2019/20. Notwithstanding the limitations in the methodology used to calculate this the overarching message is clear that we need to place renewed focus on our…

…, economic and environmental recovery. 68% 0% 32% Natural Gas – corporate estate Heating oil – corporate estate Council Vehicle Fleet (inc business mileage) 77% 23% Corporate Estates – Grid Electricity Street Lighting and unmetered supplies 94% 6% Procurement Staff Commute + other 86% 6% 8% Scope 1 (DIRECT – Heating, vehicle fuel etc) Scope 2 (INDIRECT – electricity generated…