Including 5 closely related terms such as carbon budget, carbon budgets, and carbon economy.
… to reduce our current annual emissions by more than half to put ourselves on the “SCATTER Level 4” pathway. • We would need to reduce our current annual emissions by more than two thirds to meet the Tyndall Centre’s recommended budget. Figure 2 – Potential Carbon Budgets for Greater Manchester; Source: Anthesis - 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 2018-2022 2023-2027 M tC O 2 pe…
… growth, particularly as the economy’s reliance on carbon is diminished. Taking this approach will minimise costs of services, particularly energy, to our households and businesses. If we take the actions in this plan, we could all save up to £1000 per household per year on our energy bills. We can secure first mover advantage from accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy…
… believe is immediately possible. The plan therefore sets out actions that everyone can take now, whilst accepting that future innovation will be required to accelerate carbon reduction Figure 1 – Potential Carbon Reduction Pathways for Greater Manchester; Source: Anthesis 3https://www.anthesisgroup.com/scatter-carbon-footprint-reduction-tool SCATTER GM 191.8 MtCO2 SCATTER L4 111.9…
… r 5 y ea rs Current and next UK Carbon Budget periods SCATTER GM SCATTER L4 Tyndall Half of current annual emissions 6 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Using the models to inform our plans Models have their limitations. The principle value of the models to us is: • Informing the scale of the challenge we face – reductions on this scale will be extremely challenging to achieve…
… by 2038 and meet carbon budgets that comply with international commitments. 2. Air quality: To improve our air quality, meeting World Health Organisation guidelines on air quality by 2030 and supporting the UK Government in meeting and maintaining all thresholds for key air pollutants at the earliest date. 3. Sustainable consumption and production: To put us on a path to being a circular…