Including the closely related terms trees, planting, and tree planting.
… this work has begun again with renewed focus and vigour. Our corporate plan emphasises the priority of tackling climate change. We have already begun decarbonising our social housing stock, supporting natural flood and infrastructural flood alleviation schemes, initiating hydrogen projects and expanding wildflower and tree planting amongst many other carbon reduction initiatives. It is a priority…
… rates Industrial processes More efficient processes Shifting off oil fuels Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) Increased tree coverage Land management Livestock management Tree planting The District Pathway to Net Zero 18 The pathway to our Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy Demand reduction • 25% reduction in miles travelled per person • More than 16,500 medium…
… starts • Greater Brighton Hydrogen working groups started • 100% Green Tariff Electricity • Over 200 trees and hedging plants planted Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan published • 60% reduction in council operations CO2e emissions • Solar Panels on all suitable buildings (including housing stock) • 25% saving in emissions from diesel • Clear picture of emissions…
… GAIN BY 2025 METHOD TO DETERMINE LOCATIONS FOR TREE PLANTING WITHIN THE DISTRICT BY 2022 • Adopt a Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan • Produce a Biodiversity Net Gain Technical Advice Note to advise developers • Carry out biodiversity training for Officers • Develop a way of funding community nature based projects • Develop a method to measure the carbon capture…
… infrastructure in place Tackle residual emissions 148,000 tonnes to be captured per year by 2030 • 24% increase in forest cover by 2030 • Planting a minimum of 48 hectares woodland per year • Community and council investment enabled for energy and nature projects NET ZERO CARBON BY 2030 0CO2 7% Baseline 458,000 tonnes CO2e 56% BUILDINGS EMISSIONS OTHER SOURCES: WASTE, INDUSTRY…