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… Aberdeen City Council Energy and Climate Plan ‘Routemap’ Executive summary We have legal duties as well as financial and societal imperatives to act robustly on climate change. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 set our initial legal framework for this. We are required to reduce our climate emissions and raise our climate…
… zero by 2045. Government consultation on the Role of Public Bodies in tackling Climate Change indicates the public sector should be more ambitious in setting their own targets. We will be an exemplar for net zero and climate resilience, developing a comprehensive Energy and Climate Plan in year 2020/21. It will set: our year for zero direct climate emissions; targets to reduce our indirect…
… climate emissions; and our measures to manage the climate risks to our estate and operations. 2 Scotland’s Climate Change Plan is being updated to drive strengthened climate action across sectors – this was expected at the start of 2020/21. Action under this proposed Routemap supports delivery of Aberdeen’s Local Outcome Improvement Plan, especially Stretch outcome 14 – “Addressing…
… climate change by reducing Aberdeen's carbon emissions and adapting to the impacts of our changing climate.” Renewed focus and increased action offer opportunities to better manage our climate risks, build our resilience, reduce our costs, seek further investment and build in co-benefits across a range of our statutory and local priorities. This also presents us with the opportunity to better…
… setting process. Key activities in this phase may include: Exploring context and drivers for carbon management and adaptation across our estate and operations. Establish the thematic groups: leadership and governance; awareness and behaviour change; buildings; transport; and other operations. These will be supported to collate information on current initiatives and identify and prioritise…