… Energy Strategy 2016-2030 The Council is leading a strategy for the County which will identify the energy priorities. It builds on the Sustainable Energy Strategy for Orkney 2007. The strategy has been developed through workshops and informal consultation. Orkney and Shetland Area Waste Plan Approximately 14,000 tonnes of waste are produced in Orkney every year and 10,000 tonnes…
… of the organisation, e.g. Education, Ferries, Community Social Services. Benchmarking will be used to identify opportunities and projects will be implemented to achieve reductions. • Work alongside existing and proposed strategies to embed Carbon Management in the day to day operation of the Council. The Council is also currently developing a Sustainable Energy Strategy which this programme will feed…
… impact on the level of emissions generated in the production and supply of the materials and in the emissions resulting from their use. The council has a Sustainable Procurement Strategy which is currently under review. Future contracts could include carbon targets where these can be shown to provide benefit to the council in the form of lower operating costs or avoidance of carbon taxation…