East Suffolk Council Climate Action Framework - Paper - Page 17
11. East Suffolk Council's net zero journey so far
Following the 2019 climate emergency declaration and commitment to achieving net zero by 2030, we commissioned Groundwork UK
to conduct an independent review of our progress reducing our carbon emissions to-date and identify opportunities and further work
required to reduce our footprint to net zero emissions. Building on the work of our predecessor councils, this has driven our approach.
Over the period from 2016/17 to 2021/22, our emissions overall have reduced by 35%. In 2021/22, our total quantified emissions were
5,267 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e).
In 2021/22, our emissions increased by 162 tCO2e or 3.2% from 2020/21. This was largely due to the reopening from April 2021 of our
leisure centres, which had been closed for most of 2020/21 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
What is net zero?
Further information on how net zero is defined with a detailed analysis of our emissions footprint can be found in our Annual
Greenhouse Gas Report on our website here
