… and commercial Buildings and Operations - Emissions from energy and fuel use in industrial and commercial buildings contributes to 148.6 ktCO2 per year as follows: electricity 86.8 ktCO2, gas 40.7 ktCO2, large industrial installations 0.01 ktCO2, agriculture 4.1 ktCO2, and other fuels 17.1 ktCO2. Carbon sequestration in the Borough accounts for 15.9 ktCO2 a year through forestry and natural land use…
… efficiency. Assuming that there is minimal action beyond current, national policy and nationally led decarbonisation of the electricity grid and transport through electric vehicles, the estimated carbon emissions by 2030 will be approximately 291.16ktCO2. This figure excludes the carbon sequestration levels for the Borough that could potentially increase by -16.71ktCO2, providing a predicted carbon…
… 14 By 2028 All council buildings to be retrofitted to carbon neutral standards 6,612.30 15 By 2029 all local schools to be retrofitted 5,034.08 RH Retrofitting Households tCO2 16 By 2030, 20% of all houses in the borough to be retrofitted 35,446.0 Estimated Total Carbon Savings 47,092.38 CS Carbon Sequestration tCO2 17 Plant 250,000 trees throughout the Borough by 2025…
… saving 3.5 ktCO2 per annum 3,500 18 Carbon sequestration by design - improving carbon sequestration rates in future land management decisions, approximately 0.5 ktCO2e savings 620 19 Transition to low intensity (high carbon sequestration) land management approximately 0.05 ktCO2e savings per annum 224 Wokingham Borough Council - Climate Emergency Action Plan - Working Document…
… Page | 13 20 Implement a programme of carbon sequestration opportunities Neutral Estimated Total Carbon Savings -4,344 The -4,344 tCO2e carbon savings from carbon sequestration targets are expressed as negative emissions because they generate carbon dioxide removal. SY Schools and Young People tCO2e 21 Encourage and support school children in the Borough to take an active…