Including the closely related terms government, and scottish government.
… organisational emissions annually to the Scottish Government since 2015/16. With a net zero emissions target of 2045, Scotland has some of the world’s most ambitious climate change legislation and public bodies are expected to make a valuable contribution towards achieving the national emissions reduction targets. Achieving net zero emissions and transitioning to a low carbon economy is a journey…
… and Scottish Government Milestones. APPENDIX 1 P a g e 6 | 58 Adaptation Adapting to climate change will be necessary regardless of how much we manage to cut our carbon emissions. This is because historic emissions have already changed our climate and will continue to do so in the decades to come. Adaptation could mean using scarce water resources more efficiently, or making…
… Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2015 requires public bodies to report annually on their greenhouse gas emissions. Moray Council submitted its first such report to the Scottish Government in November 2016, covering the period 2015/16, and has subsequently submitted annual reports each November. Activities which release emissions are classified into three…
… all of the organisations’ Scope 1 and 2 emissions and should cover appropriate areas of Scope 3; • have interim reduction targets at set periods that align to the Scottish Government interim targets; and • the use of natural sequestration or carbon offsetting to achieve net zero targets should be mapped out, and the ‘residual emissions’ that will be sequestered should be estimated as part…
… progress to be monitored. The council’s GHG return for financial year 2017/18 is used as a baseline for emissions. This year was chosen as it was the earliest year that had a comprehensive return of the council emissions to the Scottish Government. A breakdown of these emissions is shown in Figure 4. Figure 4. Baseline emissions breakdown. Figure 4 shows how the emissions can be split…