Including 8 closely related terms such as carbon budgets, carbon budget, and sixth carbon budget.
… emissions • Delivering our Greenbuild event, the most recent of which coincided with COP26, and • Active engagement with other regional councils and stakeholders through the Norfolk Climate Change Partnership and Net Zero East. A key priority since the Council declared the climate emergency has been measuring and understanding our own carbon footprint and then developing credible and targeted actions…
… the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) for its Sixth Carbon Budget. This has resulted in a tightening of the targets for emissions reduction to a 78% cut by 2035. In the supporting papers to its report, the CCC identified a key role of Local Authorities in support of delivery of the targets. What is “Net Zero”? The UK has committed to Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The term Net…
… communities are already having to adapt to climate impacts and challenges. However, the wider framework of government policies and enabling actions to meet the Sixth Carbon Budget and Net Zero Target is only just emerging. The Net Zero Strategy published by the Government in October 2021i ahead of COP26 recognises the need for local climate action, but it is light on resourcing and specific measures…
… to provide energy efficiency improvement works to homes occupied by low-income households • Supporting third party work to look at future decarbonisation potential at the Bacton Gas Terminal • Building staff awareness of the climate challenge through training and briefings • Promoting flexible working for staff, with a reduction of staff attending the office and off-site meetings/visits to reduce carbon…
… into the atmosphere with technologies and actions that take emissions from the atmosphere or from afforestation and other nature-based solutions. What are carbon budgets? These are set by the Government on the recommendation of the Independent Climate Change Committee. A carbon budget is a permitted and cumulative amount of carbon dioxide emissions that are emitted over a specified period of time – in the UK’s…