… Leader of the Council INTRODUCTION In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a report which advised that we must limit global warming to 1.5°C, as opposed to the previous target of 2°C. Their review of over 6,000 sources of evidence found that, with a rise of 1.5°C, there would be risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security and economic…
… scopes, is shown in the tables below: Table 1 – Emissions from TDC’s business operations Emissions Scope % Split TonnesCO2e Gas 1 26.3% 1,198 Fuel Oil 1 6.9% 314 Vehicles - Council Owned 1 4.4% 202 Electricity 2 20.8% 948 Water Supply 3 0.3% 14 Wastewater 3 0.4% 17 Transmission & Distribution 3 1.7% 78 Vehicle - Third Party 3 30.5% 1,387 Vehicle - Employee 3 1.8% 84…
…% WATER SUPPLY The data indicates that the largest sources of the Council’s emissions are from the waste collection contractor’s vehicle fleet and from the burning of gas. These are closely followed by the use of electricity, fuel oil and from emissions associated with leased assets. These are all areas where change can be made either through introducing renewable Table 3 – Emissions from…