Including the closely related terms species, and biodiversity emergency.
… are included in a separate report contained elsewhere on this Cabinet agenda (Report No: CAB/WS/20/046) that addresses the motion that the Council should declare an Environment and Biodiversity Emergency. Strategic Framework In line with the Council’s declaration of a Climate Emergency, West Suffolk’s Strategic Framework 2020-24 incorporates environmental and climate change considerations…
… on finding actions that are “meaningful, measurable and achievable”. It has explored the challenge through seven themes: i. Travel and transport ii. Use of renewables iii. Housing (including planning) iv. Green spaces and biodiversity v. Community engagement vi. Waste and recycling vii. Council consumption and accreditation Recommendations in regard to (iv) green spaces and biodiversity…
… the science related to climate change) demonstrated in its 2018 report1 that to increase the probability of addressing global warming, emissions must be reduced sooner than 2050. The consequences of not meeting net zero are set out, with impacts already observed on land and in human systems, including extreme weather (from drought to flooding), rising sea levels, land, habitat and species loss…