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Aberdeen City Council

… 5.2 Governance 15 6. Themes 6.1 Buildings 20 6.2 Mobility 22 6.3 Other operations 24 6.4 Leadership and governance 26 6.5 Awareness and behaviour change 28 7. Aligning with SDGs 7.1 Aligning with the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) 30 1. Executive summary 1.1 Introduction and targets Following Committee on Climate Change recommendations, the UK has pursued ambitious net zero…

…. ♦ An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report in 2018 highlighted the need for rapid and far reaching change to reach this target. The UN Climate Conference COP26 is planned to take place in Glasgow in 2021 and aims to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. ♦ Climate Action is one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, encouraging urgent action…

…) Reduced emissions from staff travel Water management Climate considerations embedded in Strategy & Policy development Increased participation Improved standards (buildings) Resilient design and management - infrastructure Internal waste minimisation/ sustainable catering Strategic resource allocation Wider engagement Our Projects Our ambition is to achieve a 48% reduction…

… to flooding. Bronze Food for Life Award, achieved from the Soil Association for sustainable school meals. Use of compostable consumables across the board in all Facilities Management Catering sites. Case study: New House Build Programme 246 new council houses have already been built at Smithfield, Manor Walk and Wellheads. In total the Council’s new house building programme will build 2,000…

… green infrastructure (BGI) 4 4 4 4 4 Mapping blue/ green infrastructure opportunity sites 4 4 4 4 4 Pilot low carbon small machinery 4 4 4 4 4 Expand a programme of tree planting on Council owned land 4 4 4 4 4 Use of local, sustainable, seasonable, products in Council catering 4 4 4 4 4 Review, replace old catering equipment with energy efficient models 4 4 4 4 4 Develop and implement…