Greenhouse gas emissions statement

The overall reduction in the council’s greenhouse gas emissions since 2006 is 2 per cent less.

Looking at it another way, the reduction is 6 per cent when we take into consideration the growth in the organisation’s activities and use of resources.

The evidence

The figures are taken from Level 1 of the Carbon Trust Standard framework. View the figures (PDF, 185k). 

Level 1 covers consumption of electricity, gas and other energy used on site (such as heating oil and diesel). It covers part of scope 1 and scope 2 emissions under the guidance of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

Background

The government requires local authorities to work out the quantity of greenhouse gases they emit each year and make the information available to the public. This is to monitor progress towards the UK’s environmental targets in particular the 'carbon budget', which is a cap on the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. For more information look at the carbon budget web page.