… ..................................................................................................................... 81 Wealden District Council Climate Emergency Plan AECOM Prepared for: Wealden District Council 1 Executive Summary Background and context On July 24th 2019, Wealden District Council (WDC) unanimously approved a motion to declare a Climate Emergency and committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. As part of this commitment, the Council resolved…
…. Select Scope 3 emissions, where data is available, are reported but not projected to 2050. Routes to 2050 Carbon projection modelling has been carried out to assess the potential impact of a range of future trends that are expected to affect the District’s and Council’s specific emissions. The modelling includes possible future changes such as: • Decarbonisation of the National Grid…
… and renewable electricity generation as a high priority. The detailed recommendations from the study are set out in an Action Plan which aims to support the Council in delivering the intervention measures required to realise their net zero carbon ambition. Conclusion The results of this study show that the route towards net zero carbon will require ambition and commitment, backed up by significant…
… District Council 8 1. Introduction and context 1.1 Wealden District Council’s Climate Emergency Declaration On July 24th 2019, Wealden District Council unanimously agreed to declare a Climate Emergency and committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. As part of this commitment, the Council resolved to develop an initial evidence-based Climate Emergency Plan that would identify…