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Climate Change Scrutiny Committee
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7 July 2021 |
Report of the Head of Carbon Reduction
Portfolio of the Executive Member for Environment and Climate Change |
Net Zero Carbon: Key Performance Indicators
Summary
1. The Council has set an ambition for York to achieve net zero carbon by 2030. A set of performance indicators are required to monitor progress against this ambition.
2. The Council Plan made a commitment to providing this data:
i. Carbon emissions across the city
ii. Level of CO2 emissions from council buildings and operations (Net emissions)
3. KPI data will be reported on an annual basis
Background
4. City of York Council (CYC) announced a climate emergency in March 2019; subsequently setting an ambition for York to be carbon neutral by 2030
5. To monitor progress against this ambition, a standardised set of key performance indicators is required, covering both corporate emissions from CYC activity and city-wide emissions.
6. The key performance indicators would cover two of the three data commitments to monitor progress of a Greener and Cleaner City in the Council Plan.[1]
7. CYC last reported corporate emissions in 2011/12, with Scope 1 & Scope 2 CO2e emissions totalling 25,000 tonnes in that year.
8. In previous years, the ‘Emissions of carbon dioxide for Local Authority areas’[2] published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has been used to estimate emissions for the whole of York. This methodology tends to underestimate emissions compared to the SCATTER tool, which includes a greater number of data inputs.
9. In 2020, CYC completed a detailed emissions inventory of the city for the first time, using the SCATTER Tool. Total emissions were 910,000 (Scope 1 and 2) or 1,121,660 (Scope 1, 2 and 3) for that year.
Corporate Emissions
10. The proposed list of KPIs for corporate emissions is presented below:
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CYC buildings - Electricity |
kWh |
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Since 2019 all electricity consumed by CYC buildings is from 100% renewable sources |
CYC buildings - Gas |
kWh |
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Include summary of top emitting sites |
CYC buildings - Water |
ltrs |
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Not currently recorded |
Corporate Waste |
tonnes |
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Include split of recycling rates |
CYC Fleet |
ltrs/fuel type |
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Include number of electric vehicles and % of total CYC fleet |
Business travel |
miles/vehicle type |
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Separate journeys by vehicle type |
Land use |
Trees planted |
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Trees planted by CYC on our own land and used to offset corporate emissions |
11. Government published annual greenhouse gas conversion factors will be used to calculate the carbon emissions from each source[3] and the Woodland Carbon Code Calculator will be used to calculate emission savings from tree planting[4]
12. A dashboard summarising the data will be provided, along with a report providing a more detailed breakdown.
13. The KPIs will be recorded annually, allowing for close monitoring of progress against our net zero ambition. Data will be made available through the York Open Data Platform and KPI machine.
14. We are in the process of updating procurement policies to include information of supplier’s carbon emissions. At present, there is no reliable way of calculating our Scope 3 emissions; however, this will be included in the future following a review of procurement policy.
City Wide Emissions
15. A city-wide emissions inventory will be compiled using the SCATTER Tool. SCATTER is a local authority focussed emissions tool developed using funding from The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
16. SCATTER standardises greenhouse gas reporting and aligns to international frameworks, including the setting of targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement. It is also compliant with the reporting standards of The Global Covenant of Mayors’ Common Reporting Framework (CRF) and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
17. The tool is free to use for all local authorities in the UK.
18. The Performance Indicators generated from the SCATTER Tool are presented below:
Scope 1 |
Scope 2 |
Scope 3 |
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Sector |
Sub-sector |
Total tCO2e |
Total tCO2e |
Total tCO2e |
Total tCO2e |
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DIRECT |
INDIRECT |
OTHER |
TOTAL |
Stationary energy |
Residential buildings |
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Commercial buildings & facilities |
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Institutional buildings & facilities |
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Industrial buildings & facilities |
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Agriculture |
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Fugitive emissions |
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Transportation |
On-road |
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Rail |
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Waterborne navigation |
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Aviation |
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Off-road |
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Waste |
Solid waste disposal |
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Biological treatment |
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Incineration and open burning |
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Wastewater |
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Industrial Process & Product |
Industrial process |
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use |
Industrial product use |
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Land Use |
Livestock |
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Land use |
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Other AFOLU |
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Generation of grid-supplied |
Electricity-only generation |
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energy |
CHP generation |
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Heat/cold generation |
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Local renewable generation |
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19. The approach is based on the Accounting and Reporting Standard developed by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories.
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The datasets are drawn from publicly
available information. Further information on the data and
methodology is available at:
https://scatter-staging.anthesis.systems/pages/methodology/
21. Latest data currently available is 2 years in arrears and reported annually.
22. A Report Summary will be produced alongside the complete inventory and available data will be reported through the quarterly Financial & Performance monitors, which will include narrative on city actions when appropriate.
23. To improve transparency and allow city partners and service providers to benefit from access, data will be made publicly available through the York Open Data Platform.
Council Plan
24. The net zero carbon key performance indicators relates to the ambitions for York to achieve net carbon zero and the Greener and Cleaner outcome.
· Financial – there are no financial implications
· Human Resources (HR) – there are no HR implications
· One Planet Council / Equalities – the activities described in this report support the ambitions to be a sustainable city.
· Legal – there are no legal implications in relation to this report.
· Crime and Disorder – there are no crime and disorder implications in relation to this report.
· Information Technology (IT) – the majority of information being recorded is already captured in some format. Some of this information is reported through the York Open Data Platform. Consolidating this data into one place will make it easier for the public to access
· Property – there are no property implications in relation to this report.
· Other
Risk Management
23. There are no known risks in relation to the recommendation of this report.
Contact Details
Author:
Shaun Gibbons Head of Carbon Reduction Corporate Strategy
Tel No. 07923 222971
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Chief Officer Responsible for the report:
Claire Foale Assistant Director Policy & Strategy |
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Report Approved |
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Date |
29/06/2021 |
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For further information please contact the author of the report |
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York SCATTER Summary Report 2020
[1] The third being a Citywide KPI on air quality