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… on the Council. The 2030 Shadow Board’s purpose is to work collectively to drive forward Sunderland’s ambitions and commitment to tackling climate change and the 2030 Shadow Board has shaped the development of the Sunderland Low Carbon Framework. Sunderland Low Carbon Framework The 2030 Shadow Board recognises that reducing carbon emissions cannot be linear and requires close co-operation across…

… Framework establishes a target for the City as a whole to be carbon neutral by 2040. This target has been set based on the understanding that Sunderland would need to reduce its annual carbon emissions by 14.4% per annum to achieve this. The calculations are based on the Tyndall Centre’s recommendations, which is a science led approach. A much greater reduction, of 25% per annum, would…

…), medium (5–7 years) and long (8– 10 years) The Low Carbon Framework sets out a range of wider benefits to which reducing carbon emissions is expected to be able to contribute. There will therefore be opportunities for the ongoing development and implementation of the Council’s Low Carbon Action Plan to support delivery of the wider City Plan as well as to support delivery of individual…

… Regeneration Short Council Low Low 2.06.3 Development Management to ensure all applications minimise the risk of flooding across the city. In progress City Development Development Management Ongoing City Low Low 2.07 Explore opportunities to reduce carbon emissions through ongoing delivery of the Community Wealth Building Strategy and Neighbourhood Investment Plans including engagement…

… that we are already seeing changes as a result of climate change so it is important to join other councils in giving the issue suitable attention and clearly setting out how we will meet our targets on cutting emissions.” Over the past decade Sunderland has responded to the climate change crisis in a number of ways and taken steps to reduce its carbon emissions. However, as a city we still…