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… declares a ‘Climate Emergency’ that requires urgent action. Waverley Borough Council aims to become carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions, and will take a leadership role to achieve this working with other councils, including town and parish councils within the borough. Waverley Borough Council recognises that the achievement of the target…
… to meet their own needs. Waverley’s Carbon Management Plan 2011-2015 targeted a reduction in CO2 emissions of 25% by 2015. This was superseded in 2015 by the Energy Efficient Plan 2015-2020 which targeted a 3% reduction in emissions year on year. A number of projects including the installation of energy efficient boilers, solar panels on the Burys, LED lighting in our office and in our…
… a political and organisational commitment to embed carbon reduction into all we do, consider energy efficiency at the start of projects, identify opportunities and plan ahead and implement robust data collection. 5 Introduction The UK Climate Change Act 2008 sets a statutory target to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 1990 figures by 2050. The Intergovernmental…
… are dependent on what is done from now to bring down net carbon emissions. However, there will be unavoidable damage and unavoidable costs of mitigation. As a public sector organisation the council has a responsibility to look after the local environment and the people in the borough, including those who are most vulnerable. The council will therefore need to ensure that the services delivered…
… which committed the UK to lower their net UK carbon account for greenhouse gases by at least 80% of the 1990 baseline by 2050. In 2019 the Climate Change Act’s targets were revised setting a new target of net-zero emissions by 2050. Local Context On 18th September 2019 Waverley noted the urgency to respond to climate change and agreed the following: Waverley Borough Council…