Including 26 closely related terms such as carbon emissions, carbon emission, and harmful emissions.
… and Biodiversity Emergency a cross-party councillor working group was established to identify priorities for action. We sought expert advice to determine how to make unprecedented reductions to our own carbon emissions, and to learn about the actions we must take to cut harmful emissions and stem then reverse the decline in biodiversity across the Borough. To help us we sought the views of residents…
… 80 100 81.8% 95.7% 99% 2030 2040 2050 Desired Carbon E ission Reduction Ca rb on E is si on s % Decades and offers an outside chance of holding temperatures to 1.5°C. It shows Maidstone Borough should stay within a maximum cumulative carbon dioxide emission budget of 5.4 million tonnes (MtCO 2 ) from now to 2100. At our current levels of emissions Maidstone Borough…
… selected the Carbon Trust to measure our carbon footprint and provide a carbon reduction plan showing a pathway to make our estate carbon neutral by 2030. Their plan highlighted our direct emissions were mainly from fuel consumption in council owned vehicles, and gas and electricity consumed in council operated buildings. It indicated that we should reduce emissions from vehicles and electrify where…
… was established to identify priorities for action. We sought expert advice to determine how to make unprecedented reductions to our own carbon emissions, and to learn about the actions we must take to cut harmful emissions and stem then reverse the decline in biodiversity across the help us we sought the views of residents, businesses and land-managers on how they, and the Council, Borough.To We used…
… recommendations. This was followed with the cross-party declaration of a Biodiversity and Climate Emergency in April 2019 and an aim of making the Borough carbon neutral by 2030. Latterly, national and international policy caught up with our local aspirations when in June 2019, the UK Government enshrined in law a reduction in the UK’s net emissions of greenhouse gases of 100% by 2050. Further, in May…