Including the closely related term waste.
… Corporate Plan – Transforming Your Council 12 2.2 Local Outcomes Improvement Plan 13 3 The Path to Net-Zero 14 3.1 Progress to Date 14 3.2 Net Zero Emissions Targets 16 4 Partnership & Community 18 5 Strategy Outcomes 20 5.1 Outcome 1 – Energy 20 5.2 Outcome 2 -Transport: 25 5.3 Outcome 3 -Waste 30 5.4 Outcome 4 - Adaptation, Resilience & Biodiversity 32 5.5 Outcome 5 – Land Use…
… - Climate Change Strategy12 To ensure that the Climate Change Strategy contributes to the council’s aim of making West Lothian the best possible place to live, work and do business, six Climate Change Strategy Outcomes (CCS Outcomes) have been identified: Outcome 1 – Energy Outcome 2 – Transport Outcome 3 – Waste Outcome 4 – Adaptation, Resilience & Biodiversity Outcome 5 – Land Use…
…, supported by low emission transport networks & infrastructure while further reducing our own fleet emissions. We encourage householders and businesses to make the right choices when disposing of waste and will support the drive for sustainability, reducing the environmental impact of the residents of West Lothian. We will continue to build a resilient and well adapted West Lothian…
… 2018/19 2019/20 Year Tonnes C O ₂e Council Emissions 2013/14 - 2019/20 Figure 1 – Council Emissions CO₂e 2013/14 – 2019/20 The scope of the council’s carbon footprint includes energy consumption in non-domestic council owned operational buildings, water supply and treatment, different waste streams, transport (including own-use mileage), and all external lighting. As outlined in figure 2…
…, the overall emissions split has not changed considerably over that period, although the three overarching streams (utilities, waste & travel) have all contributed to the overall decrease. Full details of the breakdown of the council’s emissions in 2019/20 are provided in Appendix 1. The council will keep the scope of emissions under review, and will investigate additional scope 3 emissions…