Climate change mitigation
Carbon budget
As part of the council's commitment to climate change mitigation, we set our first carbon budget for 2017/18. We are the first local authority in Scotland to implement such a budget. This approach is to make sure that we are placing as much focus on our carbon footprint as we do on our financial budgets.
An annual carbon budget figure is set each year to keep the council on track for its commitment to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030 and Net Zero by 2045 using 2010/11 as a baseline year. Management of the necessary annual reduction in emissions is the responsibility of the Senior Leadership Team with support from key services and the Sustainability Team.
The carbon budget is set in February each year at the same time as the financial budget and is monitored throughout the year by the Sustainability Committee:
- 2025/26 carbon budget opens in a new tab
- 2024/25 carbon budget opens in a new tab - view item 6
- 2023/24 carbon budget (PDF 803KB) opens in a new tab
- 2022/23 carbon budget (PDF 1.21MB) opens in a new tab
- 2021/22 carbon budget (PDF 1.1MB) opens in a new tab
- 2020/21 carbon budget (PDF 1.1MB) opens in a new tab
- 2019/20 carbon budget (PDF 1.1MB) opens in a new tab
- 2018/19 carbon budget (PDF 808KB) opens in a new tab
Annual progress towards 2030 target
| Financial year | Emissions (tCO2e) | Target required |
|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 86,155 | 86,155 |
| 2011/12 | 78,400 | 82,924 |
| 2012/13 | 82,782 | 79,693 |
| 2013/14 | 77,265 | 76,462 |
| 2014/15 | 81,805 | 73,231 |
| 2015/16 | 79,537 | 70,000 |
| 2016/17 | 73,587 | 66,769 |
| 2017/18 | 66,802 | 63,538 |
| 2018/19 | 57,970 | 60,307 |
| 2019/20 | 55,687 | 57,076 |
| 2020/21 | 45,282 | 53,845 |
| 2021/22 | 49,304 | 50,614 |
| 2022/23 | 46,335 | 47,383 |
| 2023/24 | 45,389 | 44,152 |
| 2024/25 | Determined in November 2025 | 40,921 |
| 2025/26 | Determined in November 2026 | 37,690 |
| 2026/27 | Determined in November 2027 | 34,459 |
| 2027/28 | Determined in November 2028 | 31,228 |
| 2028/29 | Determined in November 2029 | 27,997 |
| 2029/30 | Determined in November 2030 | 24,766 |
| 2030/31 | Determined in November 2031 | 21,539 |