New tool for local authorities to track carbon emissions
New tool for local authorities to track carbon emissions
CSE helps to develop TrACE to measure effort on NI 186
2 July 2009
A tool developed with input from CSE is now available to help local authorities report and keep track of their actions to curb local carbon dioxide emissions in line with their new national performance indicator, NI 186. It is available to download free from the Energy Saving Trust (EST) website.
TrACE (Tracking Actions on Carbon Emissions) is a new tool aimed primarily at English local authorities that will enable them easily to record evidence of their activities which are designed to achieve CO2 savings across domestic, transport, business sectors in their areas.
TrACE is to become a core component of EST’s work to support local authorities and it is hoped that other bodies, such as the Audit Commission and government departments, will also adopt it as a standard method for reporting local activity.
Developed by a partnership led by Aether, TrACE has undergone extensive piloting and received a positive feedback from the local authorities involved.
The same team has also developed a database for EST to bring together all this local authority data with housing, demographic, economic and CO2 emissions data. This new database will, over time, enable more effective comparison and benchmarking of local authority performance and improved understanding of those actions and initiatives which make most difference at local level to CO2 emissions.
TrACE is available for download the EST website at: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/business/business/local-authorities/TrACE-tracking-action-on-carbon-emissions