After declaring a Climate Emergency, the council also committed to cutting its own emissions to net zero by this year, another goal that would not be met.
These “direct emissions” included those from council-owned buildings and vehicles. which were forecast to have been reduced by 88% between 2016 and 2025.
“This is well ahead of any other major UK local authority”, the report added.
Councillor Martin Fodor, Chair of the Environment and Sustainability committee, said the city’s efforts were “bearing fruit” towards carbon neutrality, which he described as “one of the most ambitious and important endeavours we’ve ever set out to achieve”.
But he added, “whilst we can allow ourselves a moment to celebrate the positive progress made to date, we cannot linger long if we’re to meet the national target set in law.”
UK law sets a date of 2050 for the whole of the UK to be carbon neutral.