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… Microsoft Word - April 2020 update (2) Lincoln Climate Commission April 2020 – Update on Lincoln Climate Commission Climate Declarations • University of Lincoln declared a climate emergency in May 2019 and have since been working to develop an appropriate medium and long-term carbon reduction target, including…

…. It is estimated that LCC as an organisation currently emit 0.7% of Lincolnshire’s total CO2 emissions in 2017 and are developing a Green masterplan to set out how they are going to achieve their carbon reduction ambition. Membership  At the commission meeting in September 2019 the group agreed that an application process for membership onto the commission would give the group more credibility…

…  A draft roadmap to net zero carbon for Lincoln by 2030 was presented to the LCC at the meeting in September 2019 and circulated for comment. The roadmap provides carbon projections for Lincoln across a range of sources, domestic gas, domestic electricity, minor roads etc. The roadmap identifies gaps in the projected emissions towards net carbon zero between 2020 and 2030 (primarily based on Gov’t…

… Policy) and identifies CO2 emission sources that the commission will need to focus in order to achieve the net zero target.  SCATTER’s emission pathways functionality tool was published in March and will be used in the action plan to guide the level of local intervention required to meet the emissions target. More info at https://scattercities.com/  Propose that we set up a working group…

… a programme for Education for Sustainable Development. • City of Lincoln Council passed a motion by full council to declare a Climate and Environmental emergency in July 2019. A copy of the declaration can be viewed here The motion commits to working with key stakeholders to achieve an aspiration, area wide target of net carbon zero by 2030. • Within Lincolnshire North Kesteven, West Lindsey, East…