Including the closely related term government.
… Accounting Tool, developed for the Local Government Association, the Council has calculated its carbon emissions* using this standardised and consistent approach for the first time. The tool uses the Government’s carbon factors which are updated and published annually and applies them to the Council’s operational activities. These are divided into three categories, or “scopes”. Scope 1 includes…
… has been working with the Steamship Group to begin to capture and analyse the carbon emissions associated with the service provided. Another key supplier is the Council’s mainland waste and recycling contractor. In order to fully understand the carbon emissions associated with the islands waste and recycling, the Council is working with WRAP, the Government's waste advisor to review…
… the Business Energy Efficiency Scheme (BEES). The scheme was funded by the Central Government Growth Deal to the value of £390,596 and administered by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership. The scheme cross the islands through match funding for capital projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions, generating renewable energy and improving energy efficiency. 15 The projects…
… of the SMP are: • To reduce the threat of flooding and coastal erosion to people and their property • To deliver the greatest environmental, social and economic benefit, consistent with the Government’s sustainable development principles To support the Shoreline Management Plan, the Council prepared a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy in 2017, which is currently being reviewed and updated…
… actions setting out the key work needed to reduce its carbon emissions. These changes will be seen across the organisation through its governance, strategy and policy development, decision making, procurement, daily operational activities, and most importantly, how the whole of the Council works together and with local partners cohesively towards one shared net zero carbon ambition…