A NEW report by the Vale Council reveals that it would cost £50 million to achieve net zero carbon emissions within its own buildings by the target date of 2030.
On Wednesday, 23rd October, the report will be presented at a meeting of the Corporate Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee during a discussion on the council’s Carbon Management Plan.
The report states that the Vale Council’s buildings represent 11.3% of the council’s overall carbon footprint, totalling 7,876.7 tonnes of CO2.
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Its findings follow the presentation of the council’s Carbon Management Plan by Deputy Leader Bronwen Brooks (Labour, Court) during the cabinet meeting on 5th September.
Achieving zero carbon within its own buildings is just one aspect of the Vale Council’s Project Zero plan. Devised in 2019, the project commits the council to reduce its carbon emissions to net zero ahead of the Welsh Government’s 2030 target.
The latest report describes the cost of achieving net zero as ‘significant’, but it does not offer specific figures on other areas. The report says: “The Carbon Management Plan sets out the estimated additional funding required to significantly reduce carbon emissions from our built environment. This cost is significant. The costs of reducing carbon across other activities will continue to be determined and costed into future proposals and updates.”
At the same cabinet meeting, a draft version of the Vale Council’s annual self-assessment was presented to members, which states: “In 2019 the Vale Council declared a climate emergency and in 2021 we also declared a nature emergency. Although we continue to work to achieve our commitment on climate change set out in Project Zero and work with the community and our partners including the Local Nature Partnership, we recognise there is more than can be done.
“Progress locally has been made in 2023/24 in a range of areas including waste management, which saw the successful roll out [of] the last stage of household segregated recycling and implementing and new commercial service. Others include investing in active travel infrastructure and new ways of decarbonising assets.”
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