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Manchester City Council

… of the MCC Buildings Carbon Reduction Programme will see £2.6m invested in energy conservation measures at 13 buildings within the authority’s estate. The investment will generate financial savings of circa £360k per annum and reduce carbon emissions by approximately 819 tonnes per annum. Further stages of investments and improvements are planned with a total approved budget of £10 million…

… on the path to zero carbon and will cover the period 2020-25 which aligns with the end of the current Our Manchester Strategy. 2.0 Background 2.1 In November 2018, the city worked with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester to develop carbon emission reduction targets to ensure that Manchester plays its full part in reaching the UKs commitment…

… to the Paris Agreement. As such, the city and the Council adopted a science-based carbon budget and committed the city to becoming zero carbon by 2038 at the latest. 2.2 In March 2019, the Council endorsed the draft Manchester Zero Carbon Framework as the city’s overarching approach to meeting its science-based climate change targets to 2038, as part of the wider Our Manchester policy framework…

… a transparent and open review. Become carbon neutral by the earliest possible date.  Work with the Tyndall Centre to review the actual emissions from aviation. Investigate the best way to include aviation in our overall carbon reduction programme in the long term.  Explore the possibility of introducing a 2030 target in line with the IPCC report; and request that a report on its viability…

… by the Manchester Climate Change Board to review the science based target and will report to the Climate Change Sub Group 23 January 2020. Review all policies, processes and procedures to ensure the council can become carbon neutral. Present an action plan by March 2020 detailing how the city can stay within its carbon budget. Zero Carbon Coordination Group established to provide strategic…