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… out the ground to site. ] Figure 2. Total carbon footprint split by source for 2018-2019 The district carbon footprint District wide emissions are summarised below using UK Government estimates, which already shows a reduction in emissions from 2018 to 2019. Sector…
… as possible year on year and offsetting the remainder of any unavoidable emissions through approved offsetting schemes. This vision will allow us to demonstrate leadership and play a positive role to the wider District by becoming a carbon neutral organisation before it is required by law set by the UK Government. A carbon neutral Council will be one which is a great place to work, grow and create value…
… in some detail and explore what more needs to be done to address the climate change challenge. UK The Climate Change Act 2008 was an act of UK parliament to commit the UK to reducing their emission of greenhouse gases to 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. UK Government has recently committed to set in law the aim of reaching a 78% reduction by 2035 in a bid to reach this target earlier…
… as disposal methods. · Review services and contracts register to identify procurement routes that already consider scope 1 & 2 emissions and encourage others to do the same. How will we measure emissions from the District? The UK Government publishes an annual estimate of emissions from each Local Authority, these figures are usually reported 18 months after the reporting year so…
… leadership in helping to tackle the district’s wider carbon footprint. Clearly a major change since we embarked on this work is Local Government Review with the recent government decision in July 2021 to create a new unitary North Yorkshire Council. This means that Selby District Council will no longer exist in April 2023. Whilst this fundamentally changes our ability to plan longer term as a Council…