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Adult Social Care known Carbon Footprint and Emissions 

Adult Social Care has one of the highest emissions across within Essex, this is due to the nature of the service and variance of professional support and services offered within the community, or within a residential setting. Some of the key early indicators or reasons are:

• Carer Workforce: There is approximately 33,000 social care carers across our domiciliary and residential care services which is due to increase by another 11,000 by 2030. 
• Travel and Transport: Essex has a both a wide mixture of an rural and urban demography, so when travelling to adults traffic, parking, distance between visits can play a huge factor in social care activity and ultimately our carbon footprint.
• Use of Equipment or Products: All our carers will use specific equipment to support adults within the community or in a residential setting. This includes PPE for carer, professional or family members. Use of cars, mobile devices, laptops, PC's, stationary, physical equipment and aids to help the adult, as well as medication or medical equipment or packaging. 
• Buildings and Land: Residential settings can often be older buildings, that require to be warmer for adults residing in the building. 
• Energy and Waste: The use of energy such as fossil fuel gas, electric and the need to use green energies moving forward. This also include the reduction in the use of water and water waste. 

Click below for more information on each area and how social care activity impact our carbon footprint.