Reducing Carbon Emissions

Worcestershire County Council has been taking action to reduce carbon emissions from its own operations and activities for a number of years.

The Council partnered with the Carbon Trust on their Local Authority Carbon Management Programme throughout 2010/2011 to produce a new Carbon Management Plan 2011-16.

The plan will enable us to continue to reduce CO₂ emissions from our Buildings, fleet transport, business mileage and street lighting, with the aim to reduce emissions by 30% over the next 5 years, from 2009/10 levels.

The plan outlines the Council's CO₂ baseline data (from 2009/10) and highlights projected CO₂ emissions from Council activities. It also details the carbon saving opportunities which the Council already has in place and presents further quantified opportunities that will be implemented over the lifetime of the plan.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Worcestershire County Council also publish total Greenhouse Gas emissions for 2009/10 and 2010/11.

Frequently Asked Questions Why are there two separate figures for emissions? What is the difference between greenhouse gas emissions and CO2 emissions? What is the Carbon Management Plan? Is Worcestershire County Council signed up to the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme? You can find more questions on the Frequently Asked Questions Page.