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… need to transform We are facing twin emergencies: a climate emergency and an ecological emergency. In addition to the climate emergency, we are also experiencing unprecedented global change due to land and sea use change, direct exploitation of species, pollution and invasive alien species. Human actions threaten more species with global extinction than ever before with the sixth mass…

… costs for public services, improved air quality, reduced congestion, reduced inequalities and reduced poverty, increases in job and economic opportunities across society, greater community engagement, improved biodiversity alongside wider environmental benefits such as soil and water quality, and more. This will require us, as the Environmental Sustainability Board, to work closely…

… transformational change. As the Environmental Sustainability Board we have developed this strategy with partners, based on robust evidence. Global warming has already impacted natural and human systems through increased flooding, devastating wildfires, storms, loss of biodiversity and extreme drought. Climate related risks to the environment, health, livelihoods, food security, raw materials, water…

… extinction already underway. This strategy provides a way forward for Bristol to respond to the climate emergency. We explore opportunities to maximise benefits to the ecological emergency, but a full response will be developed separately. This is a climate strategy for Bristol to respond to both: - Mitigation: the causes of climate change e.g. reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving…

… that will occur in 2030 and well beyond. We are facing a climate and ecological emergency Human activities are estimated to have caused 1°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels. We are already seeing devastating impacts of 1°C warming; this is expected to get worse. The science on the climate emergency is clear; we need urgent action to reduce our carbon emissions to limit global…