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London Borough of Harrow

… Taken together, the scale of the borough’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 current emissions (at over 650,000 tonnes of CO2e), show the level and pace of change that will be required across the borough in order to transition to a carbon neutral position. The next phase of work will be to map carbon reduction pathways to 2030 for both the organisation and the borough as a whole, which will help determine…

… for the coming year include establishing good data and carbon reduction pathways, a programme of awareness raising activities for both staff and the public, and ensuring that the council’s own ongoing and proposed construction activities (a range of housing projects, a new depot and likely new civic centre) aim to contribute towards carbon neutrality. 4. Implications of the Recommendations…

… response in the Council, and limited delivery capacity in key operational areas beyond maintaining a business as usual approach. 4.8 In the medium term, as carbon reduction pathways are developed and resourcing needs identified, there will need to be a work stream to begin a process of long term budgeting over a 10 year period, to include in depth exploration of future funding strategies…

… revenue budget of £150,000 is required for 20/21, which will come from a one off capacity building reserve. This is to fund staff costs, necessary project support and professional consultancy advice in order to establish carbon reduction pathways and inform future decision making. 4.11 The initial actions to be brought forward can be undertaken within existing approved work programmes, using…

… to take forward this agenda and to undertake further work to establish pathways to carbon neutrality by 2030, both as an organisation and on a borough-wide basis. 3. Background The Carbon Cycle and Human-induced Climate Change 3.1 Carbon is sometimes described as the backbone of life on earth. Every living organism has carbon atoms incorporated in their cells and, through a natural…