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City of Edinburgh Council

… to benefit from funding opportunities from the Scottish Government, UK Government and other national bodies looking to invest in net zero action. In the end, the success of this plan will be an organisational effort supported by the everyday actions and choices of all colleagues, which is why we’re also investing in developing the skills and knowledge of our teams. We look forward…

… organisational emissions are updated annually and reported to the Scottish Government through the Public Bodies Climate Change Duty Reporting (PBCCD) since 2010/11. 1.6 Agree to allocate £60,000 of the £300,000 sustainability fund allocated within the Council’s 2021/22 revenue budget to recruit a Funding Development Officer, to maximise external funding in support of further activities to reduce…

…, the Council has publicly reported its organisational emissions annually to the Scottish Government through Public Bodies Climate Change Duty Reporting (PBCCD). The Council’s carbon footprint scope is presented in Appendix 1 of the plan. 3 3.4 In 2019/20, the Council achieved a 62 %1 reduction compared to a 2005/06 baseline, substantially exceeding its previous target of achieving a 42…

… approach to off-setting will need to consider and be informed by the city-wide approach and it is recommended that the Council’s approach to off-setting is given further consideration by Committee in October. Measuring success and performance 4.15 The Council will continue to publicly report its organisational emissions annually to the Scottish Government through the Public Bodies Climate…

… Scenario A description of what would most likely occur in the absence of a carbon reduction project, also referred to as the ‘baseline scenario’. Carbon neutrality When CO2 emissions caused by humans are balanced globally by CO2 removals over a specified period (Source: IPCC SR15). This does not apply to other greenhouse gases. Net-zero emissions According to the Scottish Government, a situation…