To facilitate our transition to net zero, we have developed a Net Zero Council action plan which identifies carbon reduction actions for key emissions sources. The action plan covers a 5 year period from 2025 to 2030 and will be refreshed annually.
Greenhouse gas report
The council publishes an annual greenhouse gas emissions report to measure and report its carbon reduction performance progress towards the 2035 net zero council commitment. Since its 2008-09 baseline, we have reduced emissions from our own operations by over 70%. This has been achieved through using on-site renewable energy and significant emissions reductions from business travel, streetlighting and traffic signals, buildings, and fleet vehicles.
The report focusses on our own operational greenhouse gas emissions for the latest financial year, which includes emissions from the council’s buildings, fleet vehicles, streetlighting and traffic signals, business travel, water, and waste.