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Caerphilly County Borough Council

… more resilient to change 5.5 Caerphilly CBC will explore all opportunities for reducing carbon emissions. It will greatly reduce its carbon emission rate by improving control on what the authority buys, on goods, works and services. In 18/19 Caerphilly CBC spent £65 million just on construction. There are enormous opportunities to refine how the authority builds so that it improves energy…

… and this provides an opportunity whereby Caerphilly CBC can look beyond its physical boundaries to join national schemes to offset our local carbon emissions. Wetland Rewilding and sustainable drainage solutions 8.25 Wetland creation and rewilding offer similar opportunities to tree planting for carbon sequestration, as do sustainable drainage solutions designed into new developments. Fossil Fuel…

… of implementing initiatives that benefit the environment. The authority has reduced carbon emissions by investing in technologies that reduce consumption and we have worked hard to raise awareness of the importance of carbon reduction with our staff, pupils and residents across the county borough. 2.2 However it is acknowledged there is still much more to do at a time when the climate continues…

… CBCs contribution to the global effort on climate change. 2.3 Decarbonisation is the right thing to do. The Council can also help stimulate green initiatives across Caerphilly county borough by cutting emissions and moving towards a low carbon economy there are enormous opportunities to create a vibrant and socially low carbon economy. The Effects Of Global Warming 2.4 There is consensus…

… pre industrial emissions levels, our present day emissions levels and the impact on the world should temperatures rise by 1.5 OC, and up to 2 OC. 2.6 The overriding warning from the IPCC is that any rise in temperature should be avoided, however an increase by 2 OC would result in far harsher environmental impacts than if the temperature increase can be kept to 1.5 OC or lower. 2.7…