Annex A Cotswold District Council Climate Emergency Strategy 2020-2030 [draft] Graphical presentation of annual temperature anomaly, England, 1884-20191 1 https://showyourstripes.info/ Cotswold District Council Climate Emergency Strategy 2020-2030 1 Annex A Contents 1 Foreword ......................................................................................................................................... 6 2 At a glance ....................................................................................................................................... 8 3 About this strategy ........................................................................................................................ 10 4 The imperative for action ............................................................................................................. 11 4.1 International progress on tackling climate change ............................................................... 11 4.2 UK progress on tackling climate change ............................................................................... 12 4.3 UK climate impacts to date ................................................................................................... 13 4.4 UK future climate impacts .................................................................................................... 13 4.4.1 Heat and precipitation .................................................................................................. 14 4.4.2 Excess summer deaths .................................................................................................. 15 4.5 Evidence of citizens’ views .................................................................................................... 16 4.6 Speed of change and the need for local leadership.............................................................. 17 5 Challenges, opportunities and risks .............................................................................................. 18 5.1 Challenges ............................................................................................................................. 18 5.2 Opportunities ........................................................................................................................ 18 5.3 Risks ...................................................................................................................................... 19 5.3.1 Planning White Paper ................................................................................................... 19 5.3.2 Recession ...................................................................................................................... 19 5.3.3 Covid-19 ........................................................................................................................ 19 5.3.4 Unitarisation ................................................................................................................. 20 6 Organising principles ..................................................................................................................... 21 7 Greenhouse gas emissions from Cotswold District ...................................................................... 25 7.1 The national context ............................................................................................................. 25 7.2 Cotswold district emissions................................................................................................... 26 7.2.1 Territorial (production) emissions ................................................................................ 26 7.2.2 Consumption emissions ................................................................................................ 30 8 Greenhouse gas emissions from the Council’s operations ........................................................... 33 9 Emission reduction targets ........................................................................................................... 35 9.1 A district-wide target ............................................................................................................ 35 9.1.1 Context setting .............................................................................................................. 35 Cotswold District Council Climate Emergency Strategy 2020-2030 2 Annex A 9.1.2 Identifying and communicating a district-wide target ................................................. 36 9.2 The Council’s operational target ........................................................................................... 37 10 The Council’s scope to act and priority action areas ................................................................ 39 10.1 Levers of influence ................................................................................................................ 39 10.1.1 Direct control ................................................................................................................ 40 10.1.2 Indirect control ............................................................................................................. 40 10.1.3 Place shaping................................................................................................................. 40 10.1.4 Enabling ......................................................................................................................... 40 10.1.5 Engaging ........................................................................................................................ 40 10.2 Illustrative projects and actions ............................................................................................ 41 11 Appendix 1 – Foundations ........................................................................................................ 42 12 Appendix 2: Links to external support ...................................................................................... 44 13 Appendix 3: Illustrative projects and actions ............................................................................ 45 13.1 Indicative direct control action areas ................................................................................... 45 13.1.1 Waste fleet .................................................................................................................... 45 13.1.2 Affordable housing ........................................................................................................ 45 13.1.3 Data and carbon reporting ............................................................................................ 46 13.1.4 Staff knowledge, training, support and working practices ........................................... 46 13.1.5 Trinity Road ................................................................................................................... 46 13.1.6 Energy projects at commercial and non-commercial sites ........................................... 47 13.1.7 Major developments and investment projects ............................................................. 47 13.1.8 Electric vehicles ............................................................................................................. 48 13.1.9 Leisure centres .............................................................................................................. 48 13.2 Indicative indirect control action areas ................................................................................ 48 13.2.1 Sustainable procurement, commissioning .................................................................... 48 13.2.2 Renewable electricity procurement ............................................................................. 48 13.2.3 Staff commuting and home working ............................................................................ 49 13.2.4 Co-investment in capital projects ................................................................................. 49 13.3 Indicative place shaping action areas ................................................................................... 49 13.3.1 Transport ....................................................................................................................... 49 13.3.2 Renewable energy strategy .......................................................................................... 49 13.3.3 Economic development ................................................................................................ 49 13.3.4 Local plan review .......................................................................................................... 50 Cotswold District Council Climate Emergency Strategy 2020-2030 3 Annex A 13.4 Indicative enabling action areas ........................................................................................... 50 13.4.1 Promoting and supporting electric vehicle use ............................................................ 50 13.4.2 Supporting whole house energy retrofit....................................................................... 50 13.4.3 Supporting renewable electricity switching .................................................................. 51 13.4.4 Facilitating community-owned renewable energy ....................................................... 51 13.4.5 Solar neighbourhoods ................................................................................................... 52 13.4.6 Multi-stakeholder energy projects ..............................................................................