Diolch am eich gohebiaeth.

Os ydych yn gwneud cais am wybodaeth, bydd y cyfnodau isod yn berthnasol:

Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 (DRhG) a’r Rheoliadau Gwybodaeth
Amgylcheddol 2004 (RhGA) - 20 diwrnod gwaith, oni bai bod angen eglurhad
arnom ynghylch y wybodaeth yr ydych yn gofyn amdano. 

O ganlyniad i’r sefyllfa bresennol gyda'r firws COVID-19 a'r effaith ar
rai o wasanaethau'r Cyngor, gall fod angen i flaenoriaethu ceisiadau DRhG
a RhGA, yn dibynnu ar y wybodaeth y gofynnir amdani. Ymddiheurwn am hyn.

Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a’r GDPR (ceisiadau am ddata personol) – un mis ar
ôl derbyn y cais.

Os bydd angen eglurhad arnom ar unrhyw agwedd o’ch cais, byddwn yn
cysylltu â chi mor gynted ag y bo modd.

Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin

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Dear Ms. Wride,

I refer to your request for information, which was received on 2^nd March,
2022 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The specific information you requested was as follows:

1.      How much CO2e does the Council produce under Scopes 1, 2 and 3?

2.      How often does the Council calculate your Scope 1, 2 and 3
emissions?

3.      Which of the Council’s activities are included in your Scope 3
emissions calculations?

Q1, 2 & 3:

See attached NZC Plan Progress Report (March 2021).

4.      What is the estimated financial budget to meet your Net
Zero/Carbon Neutral target?

5.      How much has been spent to date in reaching your Net Zero/Carbon
Neutral target?

6.      How are you financing this investment?

Q4, 5 & 6:

The Council has adopted proactive programmes to reduce its carbon
emissions over a number of years. Consequently, there will be financial
implications in significantly further reducing our carbon emissions as
much of the more cost-effective measures have already been undertaken. For
example, energy efficiency programmes in non-domestic buildings have,
to-date, been financed using interest-free funding secured from Salix /
Wales Funding Programme; however there will be a need to supplement this
funding to enable further energy measures with higher payback periods to
be delivered if we are to fully achieve Net Zero Carbon. Example -
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Whilst the preferred primary method of compensating for the Council’s
residual carbon footprint is to significantly increase the amount of
renewable energy generated, this would require significant financing.
Choosing to prioritise this investment would inevitably mean delaying or
removing other capital schemes under consideration, including the
implications for match funding contributions, such as 21st Century schools
Welsh Government contribution or Regeneration schemes match-funding. There
will be a need to establish robust business cases for each potential
renewable energy project. The more favourable investment returns of the
projects, the lower the impact on other council budgets will be.

Yours sincerely

Julie John

Information Governance Officer/Swyddog Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth

ICT & Corporate Property/ TG a Pholisi Corfforaethol

Chief Executive’s Department/Adran Y Prif Weithredwr

Carmarthenshire County Council/Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin

Allanol/External (01267) 224498

Mewnol/Internal: 4498

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