Including the closely related term sequester.
… to take on. It focusses on those actions that are likely to reduce the Council’s own emissions – including indirect (Scope 3) emissions – rather than Council led actions that help reduce the emissions of Shropshire businesses or residents. Actions that help sequester carbon are included. This list is a work in progress. Formal approval under the Council’s Capital Programme will be pursued where…
… and Government 50% grant for the installation of eligible renewable technologies on non-domestic buildings in the Marches. MarRE is underway in SC with a dedicated project officer Y SEQUESTER CARBON Current projects that help store carbon in vegetation and soils By 2050 plant 345,000 trees. This is a minimum of 11,500 per year. Planning Services Tree scheme re-launched in October 2020 with 12,500…
… Notes / work underway More info needed? Work with others to establish, a carbon credit scheme that invests in projects that sequester carbon locally (known as 'carbon in-setting') Climate Change Task Force A pilot is underway with a Council highways contractor to partly offset (in-set) their carbon emissions via provision of additional trees to the Community Tree Scheme. Y…
… COMMUNICATION & EDUCATION Current initiatives that increase understanding of the issues and the solutions Report annually on progress with the action plan, emission reduction, and carbon sequestration. Publish as much data (including live data) as possible online. Climate Change Task Force Provisional data is provided within the Climate Change Strategy. Annual energy generation from…
… £700,000. Y SEQUESTER CARBON Actions that help store carbon in vegetation and soils Establish a network of Tree Wardens in association with the Tree Council Planning Services This may fall under the remit of the new project officer associated with the Trees Outside Woodland Project. N By 2021 adopt good design standards for development control that incorporate carbon rich materials…