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West Lancashire Borough Council

… a greener West Lancashire. The Councils wants:  To become a Carbon Neutral Council by 2030  Local business and citizens to embrace the green agenda  Council housing stock to meet high standards of efficiency - insulation, design, technology  To minimise waste disposal and improve recycling services to meet national targets  To embed green infrastructure into our thinking and planning…

… criteria  Reduce waste and improve recycling, implement a Waste strategy with a focus on sustainable solutions  Develop a Local Plan policy encouraging green developments – green space, energy efficiency, sustainable supply chains It is recognised that tackling climate change isn’t a stand-alone issue delivering a low carbon future should not only be embedded in every part of the Councils…

… pavilions, public toilets and sheltered and communal housing. It was also a footprint solely based on energy consumption in corporate buildings and didn’t extend to emissions from other sources such as water consumption, waste and paper usage. However, it is recognised that if the Council is to achieve complete carbon neutrality, it will need to include emissions from all possible aspects of our…

… and is compatible with international standards ISO 14064 and PASA 2060. Activities and emissions included in the footprint include all fuel use, materials use, bioenergy use, UK electricity use, business travel (land), waste disposal, water supply and treatment. This includes a well-to-tank (WTT) emissions factor, to capture the average indirect emissions released into the atmosphere from the production…

… Water Waste Material Use Biomass SCATTER data indicates that West Lancashire's carbon footprint for 2017amounts to a total of 949,954 tonnes of CO2e. 14 Figure 4.3.1: Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions for West Lancashire in 2017 by Sector Figure 4.3.2 below breaks this down even further and illustrates Scope 1 Emissions (direct emissions from within West Lancs) by subsector…