Greenhouse gas emissions from Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's own estate and operations 2019 to 2020
Operational scopes
We have measured scope 1, 2 and certain scope 3 emissions. Below you can see what is included in each scope measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Scope 1 (direct emissions)
Gas consumption
- 2019-2020 - 1097
- 2018-2019 - 1080
- 2017-2018 - 1222
- 2016-2017 - 1098
- 2015-2016 - 1159
Owned transport
- 2019-2020 - 1127
- 2018-2019 - 1103
- 2017-2018 - 1256
- 2016-2017 - 1155
- 2015-2016 - 909
Total
- 2019-2020 - 2224
- 2018-2019 - 2183
- 2017-2018 - 2478
- 2016-2017 - 2253
- 2015-2016 - 2068
Scope 2 (indirect emissions)
Purchased electricity
- 2019-2020 - 374
- 2018-2019 - 485
- 2017-2018 - 772
- 2016-2017 - 913
- 2015-2016 - 970
Total
- 2019-2020 - 374
- 2018-2019 - 485
- 2017-2018 - 772
- 2016-2017 - 913
- 2015-2016 - 970
Significant scope 3 (indirect other)
Buisness travel
Please note: business travel has been based on actual mileage undertake by our staff, which has been extrapolated for the 12 months.
- 2019-2020 - 22
- 2018-2019 - 45
- 2017-2018 - 45
- 2016-2017 - 45
- 2015-2016 - 45
Employee commuting
Please note: commuting by employees has been based on information that has been used for previous years
- 2019-2020 - 302
- 2018-2019 - 302
- 2017-2018 - 302
- 2016-2017 - 355
- 2015-2016 - 355
Waste disposal from HQ
- 2019-2020 - no data
- 2018-2019 - 2
- 2017-2018 - 2
- 2016-2017 - 2
- 2015-2016 - 2
Outsourced activities
- 2019-2020 - 24
- 2018-2019 - 24
- 2017-2018 - 24
- 2016-2017 - 95
- 2015-2016 - 303
Castle House (our use of the building as a tenant)
Please note: this building is owned by Staffordshire County Council and is a shared public sector Hub which is fully electric with energy consumption costs apportioned amongst several organisations.
- 2019-2020 - 76
- 2018-2019 - 61
- 2017-2018 - no data
- 2016-2017 - no data
- 2015-2016 - 83
Transmission and distribution
- 2019-2020 - 32
- 2018-2019 - 41
- 2017-2018 - 84
- 2016-2017 - 78
- 2015-2016 - no data
Total
- 2019-2020 - 456
- 2018-2019 - 475
- 2017-2018 - 457
- 2016-2017 - 575
- 2015-2016 - 788
Total gross emissions
- 2019-2020 - 3054
- 2018-2019 - 3143
- 2017-2018 - 3707
- 2016-2017 - 3741
- 2015-2016 - 3826
Credits
- 2019-2020 - 0
- 2018-2019 - 0
- 2017-2018 - 0
- 2016-2017 - 0
- 2015-2016 - 0
Green tariff
- 2019-2020 - 0
- 2018-2019 - 0
- 2017-2018 - 0
- 2016-2017 - 0
- 2015-2016 - 256
Total net emissions
- 2019-2020 - 3054
- 2018-2019 - 3143
- 2017-2018 - 3707
- 2016-2017 - 3741
- 2015-2016 - 3570