Charnwood Borough Council
26 June 2012
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Arising from Charnwood
Borough Council Activities and Operations
GHG emissions data for period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012
Global tonnes of CO2 e
2011-12
2010-11
2008-09
Scope 1
433
604
650
Scope 2
1314
1514
1565
Scope 3
79
72
42
Total gross emissions
(tCO2e)
1826
2190
2257
Carbon Offsets
n/a
n/a
n/a
Green Tariff
n/a
n/a
n/a
Total annual net
emissions (tCO2e)
1826
2190
2257
% change
↓19
↓3
Baseline
Supporting Information
1. Organisation Information
Charnwood Borough Council
Southfields Road
Loughborough
LE11 2TR
2. Reporting Officer
Tolu Omideyi
Sustainable Development Officer
Planning Services
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E: tolu.omideyi@charnwood.gov.uk
3. Reporting Period
1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012
4. Changes in Emissions
The reporting approach has changed on the previous reporting year. 1
leisure centre has been lost from the scope of council managed public
buildings which affects Scope 1 and 2. Also, discretionary Scope 3 is
being reported against. Data reported in 2010-11 for the baseline year
2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 have been recalculated in this report to
exclude all buildings owned but not managed by the council for
comparative purposes. Intensity figures are also included in this report for
comparative purposes.
5. Approach
Government guidance has been followed in the measurement and
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. The council’s energy usage is
monitored through utility bills, half hourly and non-half hourly online
metering. Fleet mileage is monitored through fuel budgets and vehicle
odometers. This provided the information required for mandatory Scope 1
and 2. Business mileage is monitored through expense claims and
provided the information required for discretionary Scope 3.
The council’s performance against all three scopes is shown in Appendix
1.
6. Operational Scopes
Scope 1

Natural gas use Total kilowatt hours (kWh) used from gas bills

Fuel used in company owned vehicles Litres of fuel purchased from
invoices and receipts (more accurate); or Vehicle mileage from
vehicle log books / odometers (less accurate)
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Scope 2

Electricity use Total kilowatt hours (kWh) used from electricity bills
Scope 3

Fuel used in company owned vehicles Litres of fuel purchased from
invoices and receipts (more accurate); or Vehicle mileage from
vehicle log books / odometers (less accurate)

Employee passenger travel Receipts for details of travel, and use
distance calculation websites to obtain flight, rail and road distances
GHG emissions 2011-12
in tonnes CO2e
Specific exclusions and %
represented for each scope
Scope 1
Gas consumption
328
Owned transport
108
Process emissions
-
Fugitive emissions
-
Total Scope 1
433
Not calculated because of cost of
data collection Minimal emissions
contribution
Not calculated because of cost of
data collection. Minimal
emissions contribution
Scope 2
Purchased electricity
1314
Total Scope 2
1314
Significant Scope 3
Business travel (car
only)
79
Total Scope 3
79
7. Data excluded from Scope 1 and 3
From Scope 1 emissions are excluded from council owned building where
management is outsourced i.e. where another organisation pays the
energy bills and therefore this information is not collected by the council,
e.g. leisure centres. From Scope 3 emissions are excluded from vehicles
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not owned or managed by the council but are used by a contractor to
conduct a council service e.g. municipal waste collection.
8. Conversion Factors Used
Existing data sources such as utility bills, fuel consumption and car
mileage were converted into CO2equivalent emissions by applying
relevant conversion factors provided by DECC. 2011 conversion factors
were used at the time of reporting. 2012 conversion factors are available
at
http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/2012/05/30/pb13773-2012-ghg-
conversion/.
9. Baseline Year and Recalculation Policy
The baseline year is 2008-09 for greenhouse gas emission reporting. This
allows data to be compared against other Leicestershire borough’s who
participated in the Local Area Agreement and other England and Wales
councils who reported against former national indicator NI 185. The
baseline has been recalculated this year to allow the Council to report
emissions from new categories in scope 1 and 3 as a result of improved
accuracy of data.
10. Target
From 2008-09 to 2010-11, the Local Area Agreement was an 8% reduction
in CO2 emissions. The annual GHG reduction target is currently 2% year
on year. This is being delivered through the Council’s Climate Change
Strategy. All council staff members are responsible for the delivery of the
Climate Change Strategy, whether through service delivery or personal
responsibility. A refreshed Local Authority Carbon Management Plan will
also contribute towards continual carbon emission reduction.
11. External Assurance Statement
This information is reported to Leicestershire Environment Board, part of
Leicestershire Together, the local strategic partnership for the county.
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