Council emissions reduction
What are Council's emissions?
In 2019 Council commissioned a carbon footprint analysis to measure the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted by council operations annually.
That analysis identified 6,241 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gasses. Below is a summary of that analysis showing the areas where these emissions come from.
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Wastewater Treatment Plants
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Wastewater Treatment Electricity
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Water Treatment Electricity
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* Note that wastewater treatment plants emit greenhouse gases in the form of methane and nitrous oxide that are much strong greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide, but are shown in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
How will Council reduce these emissions?
Council are developing an emissions reduction programme to look at all service areas and operations. Some examples include:
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More efficient buildings; switch to LED lighting, optimising climate control, introduction of solar panels.
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Sending waste to landfills with methane digestors
Council will also begin to report regularly on our emissions profile to show the progress we are making. An updated emissions profile is due in 2023 and will show what work has been done so far and put better estimates in place for further reduction goals in time for the next Long Term Plan.
Last updated 04 February 2023