Greenhouse gas emissions
Director's report 2023 to 2024
| Data | Global tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 |
Global tonnes of CO2e 2022 to 2023 |
Global tonnes of CO2e 2021 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | 23,002 | 24,433 | 28,668 |
| Scope 2 | 12,989 | 12,330 | 15,412 |
| Scope 3 | 11,845 | 12,313 | 13,922 |
| Total gross emissions | 47,836 | 49,075 | 58,002 |
| Carbon offsets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green tariff | 0 | 5,636 | 6,400 |
| Total annual net emissions | 47,836 | 43,439 | 51,602 |
| Intensity measurement: Tonnes of CO2e per m2 of the estate | 0.033 | 0.030 | 0.035 |
GHG Emissions Report 2023-2024 overall emissions
- Company name
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Hampshire County Council is a local authority whose headquarters are based at:
The Castle
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8ZB - Reporting period
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1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
- Change in Emissions
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The County Council’s overall gross emissions have decreased by 3.8.% this year, compared to 2022-23, to 47,836 tonnes of CO2e.
Scope 1 emissions from heating fuels in HCC buildings have decreased by 6% from 2022-23. The main heating fuel used is natural gas and this year there has been an 8% reduction in consumption. This is due to the continuing effect of the first full year of the County Council’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) programme of work including double-glazed window upgrades, as well as behaviour changes within our buildings. Transitioning from heating oil to LPG has also resulted in lower carbon emissions.
For our fleet and pool cars, the overall emissions from this category have increased by 20%. This is due to the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in the fleet decreasing by 14% due to an increased cost premium for HVO fuel resulting in higher carbon emissions.
Although the total electricity consumption from the HCC built estate and streetlighting decreased 2% from 2022-23, Scope 2 power emissions have increased by 5% due to an underlying 7% increase in the national electricity conversion factor. This change in the conversion factor reflects a nationwide increase in grid-electricity generation from gas-fired power stations in 2023-24, contrary to the expected trend that the conversion factor decreases each year due to the greening of the grid.
For HCC, 2023-24 saw an increase in mileage from the fleet of electric pool cars which are charged through HCC’s own electric vehicle charging points.
Total Scope 3 emissions, limited to those that we report on, have decreased by 4% from 2022-23. This is the third reporting year of the expanded Scope 3 reporting including waste generated in operations and business travel expenses for public transport. The waste services provider has not been able to provide data for 2023-24 so the 2022-23 figure is used until the data is provided and the report will be updated in due course. Private vehicle mileage increased by 5% equating to 2,467 tonnes of CO2e but continues to be lower than pre-pandemic years. Total emissions from water supply and wastewater treatment have increased by 1% from 2022-23 to 264 tonnes of CO2e.
- Approach
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We have followed the Government’s Guidance on how to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions along with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. We used the 2023 conversion factors to calculate the figures.
- Organisational boundary
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We have used the Financial Control model as the basis to calculate our emissions.
For further details relating to specific areas included in this report, refer to GHG Emissions Report 2023-2024 Inclusions and Exclusions
- Operational scopes
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We have measured our Scope 1, 2 and limited Scope 3 emissions.
Scope 1
Source GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2022 to 2023 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2021 to 2022 Fleet vehicles and pool cars (HTM1) 620 515 797 Fleet vehicles and pool cars (HTM2) 0 0 0 Buildings: natural gas 20,839 22,524 25,827 Buildings: burning oil 297 335 415 Buildings: gas oil 556 630 1,240 Buildings: LPG 689 428 389 Scope 1 total 23,002 24,433 28,668 Scope 2
Source GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2022 to 2023 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2021 to 2022 Electricity generation (purchased): buildings 10,220 9,761 12,218 Electricity generation (purchased): street lighting 2,769 2,569 3,194 Scope 2 total 12,989 12,330 15,412 Limited Scope 3
Source GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2022 to 2023 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2021 to 2022 Business travel - Private cars 2,467 2,428 2,046 Business travel - Public transport 72 74 23 Buildings: water supply 127 96 119 Buildings: water treatment 137 166 206 Waste Generated in Operations 146 146 156 Indirect emissions
Source GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023 to 2024 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2022 to 2023 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2021 to 2022 WTT: fleet vehicles and pool cars (HTM1) 263 287 256 WTT: fleet vehicles and pool cars (HTM2) 0 0 0 WTT: buildings - natural gas (indirect) 3,442 3,837 4,421 WTT: buildings - burning oil (indirect) 62 70 86 WTT: buildings - gas oil (indirect) 126 145 284 WTT: buildings - LPG (indirect) 82 51 46 Transmission and distribution (purchased electricity): buildings 884 893 1,081 Transmission and distribution (purchased electricity): street lighting 240 235 283 WTT: UK electricity generation: buildings 2,265 2,334 3,182 WTT: UK electricity generation: street lighting 614 614 832 WTT: UK electricity transmissions and distribution: buildings 196 214 281 WTT: UK electricity transmission and distribution: street lighting 53 56 74 WTT: Business travel - Private vehicles 653 651 542 WTT: Business travel - Public transport 14 16 4 Transmission and Distribution (T&D) for EVs Business Travel-Private vehicles 1 1 1 Scope 3 total 11,845 12,313 13,922 Overall total
GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2023-24 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2022-23 GHG emissions in tonnes of CO2e 2021-22 47,836 43,439 51,602 - Geographic breakdown
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The figures relate to UK emissions only. Hampshire County Council has no business interests outside of the UK.
- Base year
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Following changes in the data collection process, our emissions figures were restated and therefore 2013/14 is taken as the baseline year. In 2021/22 we expanded our Scope 3 reporting to include commercial waste generated by HCC operations and business travel by public transport.
- Targets
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Following the declaration of a Climate Emergency in July 2019 a target has been set to be carbon neutral by 2050.
- Intensity measurement
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The intensity measurement is tonnes of CO2e per GIA m2 of the estate as this is the most appropriate way to measure the intensity for the public sector.
This has decreased from 0.030 to 0.033 tonnes of CO2e per m2 of the estate from 2022/23 to 2023/24.
- Carbon offsets
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The County Council does not currently purchase carbon offsets.
- Green tariffs
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The County Council did not purchase a Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) electricity tariff during this reporting period.