The plan includes more than two dozen projects, which will help the council hit the targets. As part of the plan, the City Council’s main offices will move from St Nicholas House to the new corporate council headquarters at Marischal College, and the Summerhill Education Centre will also be shut down.
This is estimated to reduce the amount of carbon produced each year by 2,664 tonnes and and save GBP466,973.
Marischal College will produce about 14.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, compared to the 1,604 produced annually by St Nicholas House.
The council also plans to convert the methane gas emitted at the Hill of Tramaud landfill site into electricity, which could reduce carbon emissions by 3,500 tonnes annually.
The other schemes that has been identified as carbon reduction projects include collections of food waste for composting, instead of going to landfill, thereby decreasing carbon emissions by 2,011 tonnes and saving GBP59,000 a year; and extension of the combined heat and power network, which provides low-cost heat and power to public buildings and homes.
Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure convener Councillor Kate Dean said: “This is a vitally important document which demonstrates our commitment to carbon reduction.
“We have set ourselves targets in the past, which we have already surpassed. Now we are undertaking a further 26 carbon-saving projects which will help us play our part in protecting the environment and also save our citizens a great deal of money. We are showing that we can be a beacon for other large organisations and proving just how much can be done by taking commonsense measures.”
