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… the Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at Drax, we're right at the forefront of the UK's drive for net zero carbon emissions. Investment in green technology is creating new jobs and putting the district on the world stage. There are also wider benefits to becoming carbon neutral in terms of health and well-being, biodiversity, green recovery, air quality and community resilience. As a Council…
… to reducing and also fully offsetting our direct carbon emissions by 2023. Strategy on a page By 2030, the Council and its operations will be carbon neutral, positively helping Selby District and the North Yorkshire area move to a net zero carbon economy. We recognise that the creation of the new North Yorkshire Council in 2023 means that it will not be possible to implement all the measures…
… the Council for how the new North Yorkshire Council should address climate change issues in the district going forward. We will take an approach that focuses first on avoiding emissions altogether, reducing emissions where they occur, followed by offsetting for emissions that are currently unavoidable. Given it is not possible to fully implement all measures required to become carbon neutral before the new…
… Yorkshire Council to adopt and continue our good work. 1. Introduction The Global Challenge Since the industrial revolution, human activities have been releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The level of greenhouse gas emissions currently being emitted is estimated to be 50 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents (CO2e) into the atmosphere…
… each year[footnoteRef:2]. This has increased concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere from around 278 ppm to 417 ppm in just over 250 years[footnoteRef:3]. [2: Greenhouse gas emissions - Our World in Data] [3: Met Office: Atmospheric CO2 now hitting 50% higher than pre-industrial levels | Carbon Brief] The increased concentration of these gases in the atmosphere are increasing global…