Including 12 closely related terms such as waste reduction, management, and manage.
… by 2 years); • Work with public bodies to lead the way by phasing out the need for new petrol and diesel light commercial vehicles by 2025; • Scotland’s rail services to be decarbonised by 2035. Waste • Continue to embed circular economy principles in to the wider green recovery and take steps to reduce food waste through the Food Waste Reduction action plan; • Ending landfilling…
… at by thinking of the council as: • Carbon Emitter: consumption of energy in council properties, schools, management of council fleet vehicles, waste management etc. • Developer: design of new council properties such as affordable housing, installation of renewable energy generation. • Customer: sustainable procurement and whole lifecycle costing. • Enabler: leadership, education, advice…
… in areas such as procurement, waste production/disposal, travel & transport, and asset management. The council continues to operate in a sustained period of fiscal constraint, combined with increasing energy costs and environmental levies. Projects and initiatives with a capital expenditure or resource requirement will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and business cases developed…
… of biodegradable municipal waste by 2025 and recycling 70% of all waste by 2025. 16 Our emissions Moray’s carbon footrint Data published by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy provides CO2 emission estimates at local authority and regional level covering industry, commercial, domestic, road transport and land use emissions…
… 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 Electricity Natural gas Diesel Gas oil Waste (recycling) Water supply & treatment Other council fuel use BAU Total Target line Carbon Footrint Emission Sources Breaking down the Council’s emissions into component parts highlights the majority of emissions (>90%) arise from waste buildings and transport. This Strategy commits…