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North Somerset Council

… also supports apprenticeships and graduate schemes. Further support is provided by a variety of officers which include a Domestic Retrofit Caseworker, the Active and Sustainable Transport Team, a Sustainability Officer, several Waste Minimisation Officers and an Economic Sector Support Officer. Funding The council seeks funding wherever possible to support and enhance delivery…

…. Provisional national data shows emissions increasing in 2021 by 4.7% after decreasing by 8.9% in 2020. This is particularly marked in the transport sector which increased by 10% in 2021 after decreasing by almost 20% in 2020. We expect the transport sector to make up approximately 43% of North Somerset’s total in 2021. Transport emissions are the greatest single contributor to North Somerset’s…

… nationally, resulting in a higher proportion of renewable energy feeding into the electricity supply, and technological advances leading to greater energy efficiency. One sector of particular concern for North Somerset is Transport. Until 2020 and the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, North Somerset had seen no clear decrease in emissions from road transport. Where national trends showed a steady…

… travel and improved public transport. North Somerset Council Climate Emergency Action Plan 21 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-local-authority-and-regional-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-2005-to-2020 Assuming that there is minimal action beyond current, national policy and nationally led decarbonisation of the electricity grid and transport through…

…, such as business travel, employee commuting, fuel use etc. The council has aspirations to lead by example and reach carbon neutrality for at least Scopes 1 and 2 at an earlier date than 2030 if possible. We report as much as we can for Scope 3 emissions – including those from our major contractors, business transport, commuting and academies. What are the council’s own emissions? During the 2021/22…