Carbon offset contributions received by the Council
Case reference EIR2026/01398
Received 16 June 2026
Published 30 June 2026
Request
I am requesting information relating to carbon offset contributions received by the Council and the allocation of those funds to decarbonisation or environmental projects.
Please provide the following:
1.) The total amount of carbon offset contributions received by the Council for each fiscal year from 2022 to the present day.
2.) A breakdown of how the total offset funds were allocated, including:
- The amount of funds directed to each individual offset project or initiative;
- The exact name of each carbon offsetting initiative or project;
- The location of each initiative, including the most precise geographic information available (e.g. site address, or local authority area).
For each project identified above, please indicate whether it is:
a.) Council-led (wholly managed and delivered by the Council); or
b.) Collaborative (delivered in partnership with another local authority, public body, or third-party organisation). If so, please name the partner organisations involved.
If any information is held in part but cannot be disclosed in full, please provide the information that can be released and cite the specific exception(s) under the EIR 2004 relied upon, together with the public interest test applied.
Response
I am requesting information relating to carbon offset contributions received by the Council and the allocation of those funds to decarbonisation or environmental projects.
Please provide the following:
1.) The total amount of carbon offset contributions received by the Council for each fiscal year from 2022 to the present day.
2.) A breakdown of how the total offset funds were allocated, including:
- The amount of funds directed to each individual offset project or initiative;
- The exact name of each carbon offsetting initiative or project;
- The location of each initiative, including the most precise geographic information available (e.g. site address, or local authority area).
For each project identified above, please indicate whether it is:
a.) Council-led (wholly managed and delivered by the Council); or
b.) Collaborative (delivered in partnership with another local authority, public body, or third-party organisation). If so, please name the partner organisations involved.
If any information is held in part but cannot be disclosed in full, please provide the information that can be released and cite the specific exception(s) under the EIR 2004 relied upon, together with the public interest test applied.
A: The Service Area have confirmed that Herefordshire Council has not received any carbon offset contributions and so we are unable to answer this FOI.
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