Including the closely related term waste.
… requirement to report its climate change impact from key activities to the Scottish Government on an annual basis. This is presently achieved by measuring the tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions equivalent (tCO2e) from Council buildings, fleet and waste. The most recent reporting period detailed in the Council’s Climate Change Report 2018/19 (a separate item on this agenda) shows that good progress…
… areas: • Carbon reduction measures- for example taking action to reduce the volume of carbon we produce from transport, the built environment, waste, consumption and the types of energy we use. • Carbon off-setting measures- for example using nature to take carbon from the atmosphere and store it, e.g. extensive tree-planting and diversifying amenity grass areas to meadows and woodlands…
…), Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN), Sustrans, Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), and many others are strengthened. IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSALS 31. There are no staffing, IT, legal, equality or financial implications directly associated with this report at this point in time. CONCLUSIONS 32. An opportunity currently exists to provide an ambitious strategic approach to renewal of the previous…
…, including ambitious interim targets. 34. The Council will lead by example and has a role to play in direct action and influencing behavioural change amongst its employees, local residents and businesses. Positive, disruptive change will be required in areas such as transport, the built environment, waste and consumption and how we generate energy, along with a focus on activities that will off-set…
… waste going to municipal landfill (86 tonnes less, resulting in 429.6 tCO2e less). 9. Measures implemented in 2019/20 will see further reductions in CO2e emissions. These included LED light-bulb installation to generate £49k annual energy cost savings across five locations (4 high schools and Thornliebank Depot). 10. Also, more recently the Council is in the process of purchasing…