Question on Notice: Response to Climate Emergency Inner West and Inner West Council Footpath Program
Council Meeting 21 May 2024 Item No: C0524(1) Item 60 Subject: Question on Notice: Response to Climate Emergency Inner West and Inner West Council Footpath Program From: Councillor Marghanita Da Cruz Question What were Council CO2e emissions for 2022/23 and period 1 July 2023- 30 Dec 2023? Answer Inner West Council’s carbon emissions for 2022/23 were 6,004 tonnes CO2e . CO2e: Also known as ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ is a measure used to quantify the emissions associated with various greenhouse gases on the basis of their global warming potential. It’s the standard unit for measuring carbon footprints (which are made up of different greenhouse gases). CO2e was created by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to make the effects of different greenhouse gases comparable because every gas has a different global warming potenti...
