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Community Carbon Footprints and the Climate Transition: An Initial Assessment for Treherbert

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We estimate the consumption carbon footprint for Treherbert, a small community in South Wales. Our results suggest an annual household footprint of around 47,000 tonnes with a further 11,000 tonnes attributable to industry located within the Ward. The emissions are fairly equally distributed across the range of sources and uses, suggesting there is no single, dominant action to progress to net-zero: wide ranging and I integrated actions are required. Less important in the overall footprint for this community is commuting, and land-based carbon sequestration opportunities will be limited, even though Treherbert is surrounded by extensive treescapes. Actions to move to net-zero must include deep and meaningful engagement, if no co-creation with, communities that have hitherto been largely ignored in the development of public policy

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  • Jones, Calvin, 2022. "Community Carbon Footprints and the Climate Transition: An Initial Assessment for Treherbert," SocArXiv qahb8, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:qahb8
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/qahb8
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