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South Derbyshire District Council

… at the same levels as 2017, the entire District’s carbon budget will have been used by 2026”. UK nature and climate crisis The UK has seen alarming rates of ecological decline since 1970, with “UK State of Nature 2019” Report detailing that Britain has seen a 40% decline in UK species and the loss of 133 species. Climate change will accelerate this loss. The “UK State of the 2018 climate report…

… and recycling. o Reduce fly tipping and litter through education, engagement and zero tolerance enforcement action where appropriate. o Enhance biodiversity across the District. • Tackle Climate Change o Strive to make South Derbyshire District Council carbon neutral by 2030. o Work with residents, businesses and partners to reduce their carbon footprint. To respond to the climate emergency…

… across South Derbyshire District Council to be carried out without causing some CO2e emissions. In developing mitigation plans, the Council proposes to follow the below mitigation hierarchy: • Mitigation – decarbonisation actions that reduce or remove carbon emissions, plus eliminating or reducing human impact on biodiversity. • Adaption– infrastructure and biodiversity changes that alleviate…

… the impact of climate change extreme weather events, such as flooding, storms, heat and cold temperature) • Sequestration – actions that physically remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere (Last resort) • Biodiversity Restoration and net gain – actions that provide ecological service support and enhancement. Document Ref: STEMS-07-ST2 Rev:02 Date: March 2021 Page | 12…

… | • Equality – within decisions, prioritise the impact on those who will be disproportionately affected by climate change due to socioeconomic inequalities. Figure 5 Mitigation Hierarchy Figure 6 Strengthening climate and biodiversity mitigation and adaption policies Climate change and socio-economic inequalities Climate change disproportionately affects those who suffer from socioeconomic…