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North Yorkshire Council Doesn't Know It's Carbon Footprint

North Yorkshire Council has admitted it doesn’t know it’s own carbon footprint.

The authority says it is introducing new systems to measure its carbon emissions.

The Executive Member for Managing our Environment, Councillor Greg White, says part of the problem is assessing all the vehicles the council inherited when it was formed last year but he admits the authority needs better data.

The council's long-term aim is to be a carbon-neutral authority.

A report presented to the council's executive committee said that

"the availability of data to accurately plot NYC’s operational carbon footprint is a challenge, as the eight former councils recorded either different things or similar things but in different ways. So, although a lot of activity is being undertaken to decarbonise key drivers of fleet and property, it is not currently possible to provide verifiable data on carbon emissions at this time, it is anticipated this data will be available at some stage in quarter three."

Karl Battersby is the council's Corporate Director of Business and Environmental Services, he says work to understand the councils carbon footprint is continuing and includes an innovative system to look at the carbon impact of roadworks across the county.

A draft fleet decarbonisation strategy, which will include a metric on the proportion of the councils’ vehicles that are low carbon, is expected in the autumn and the council says this will compliment a grey fleet decarbonisation strategy focussing on reducing carbon emissions created by staff using their own vehicles for work purposes. The grey fleet strategy will include measures to reduce staff mileage, increase the use of EV pool cars and promoting shared journeys whenever possible.

 

 

 

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