Including 6 closely related terms such as carbon budgets, carbon emission, and carbon capture.
… .......................................................................................................................................................................... 103 3 Foreword A message from the Leader of the council 4 Foreword Climate change is one of the greatest threats we are face. Our geography in Wyre means we are at particular risk from rising sea levels and more unusual and intense storms. It is vital that we all work together to reduce our carbon emissions in a responsible…
… solutions to prevent local flooding in St Michael’s on Wyre and Churchtown, and work is well underway on a £40m Wyre Beach Management Scheme to protect thousands of homes from coastal flooding. I am hopeful that we can transition away from fossil fuels to a better low carbon future for Wyre, but we need help to make this happen. Where we are limited in our powers as a borough council, we look…
… levels. It also includes a series of five-year carbon budgets for total greenhouse gas emissions, which cannot be exceeded, in order to meet the reduction target of net zero. What is net zero? Reducing our emissions to absolute zero is not currently possible with the technology available to us. Instead, a target of ‘net’ zero emissions ensures we achieve a balance of emissions between…
…: - Emissions that are still added into the atmosphere from activities that cannot be fully decarbonised yet, such as air travel. - Removal of emissions from the atmosphere from activities such as tree planting, peatland enhancement or carbon capture technologies. However, it is crucial that we reduce emissions to as low as possible before relying on as yet uncertain technologies for capturing…
… borough is a heavily modified landscape. Despite this, we are lucky to host a wide range of natural landscapes, including sand dunes, saltmarshes, grasslands, meadows, peatlands, moorlands and woodlands – all containing many key species of flora and fauna. Together, we regard these as our valuable blue and green infrastructure. Many of these habitats act as vital carbon sinks, storing carbon…