Including 4 closely related terms such as procurement decisions, procurement process, and procurement policies.
… no longer be aligned to WLDC’s increasingly ambitious carbon reduction targets, e.g. vehicle procurement, staff travel, remote working. Project identification. The following are examples of areas of policy guidance that could be updated to encourage a reduction in transport associated emissions: • Ensure that the Council’s procurement policies and processes reflect its ambition to decarbonise it’s…
…, technologies and emissions provided in this report are estimates and the order (CAPEX / tCO2e) may be subject to change when actual quotes are received from contractors as individual technologies mature and projects progress. All suggestions are subject to further feasibility/design studies and procurement processes. The results show that the environmental and business case for many of the technologies…
… are conflicting. This demonstrates the need for WLDC to: • Actively include environmental considerations and weighting in procurement decisions • Avoid siloing individual projects and take an estate-wide view to optimise the distribution of technologies across the estate • Retain an active view of the market (e.g. cost reductions, government support) and be prepared to engage with specialised market…
… (LPG) • Fleet vehicles Scope 2 • Purchased electricity Scope 3 • Water • Waste • Business travel • Employee commuting • Emissions from the council’s leisure centres (Gainsborough and Market Rasen) Excluded scope 3 emissions (to be considered for future inclusion in the net zero target boundary): • Leased buildings (excluding leisure centres) • Capital goods • Procured goods and services…
…, some of which may not be practically implementable immediately, i.e. not within the next 1-3 years, however, at the same time will contribute significantly to decarbonisation of the Council’s operations. Electrification of vehicle fleet and space heating systems recommendations assume that electricity is procured on renewable electricity tariffs until the UK electricity grid mix fully…