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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

… to live, work and visit for everyone. If Doncaster is going to make its contribution to this national and international effort, then we need to act now. Ros Jones, Elected Mayor of Doncaster Environment and Sustainability Strategy www.teamdoncaster.org.uk 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This strategy set outs how we will play our part in the national effort to reduce carbon emissions and help…

…, habitat provision, pollination of food crops, and carbon capture and sequestration.  Climate regulation, waste decomposition, control of animal populations, pests and diseases.  Cultural, recreational and mental health benefits. Our reliance on the natural processes of carbon sequestration by plants and trees, along with other ecosystem services, means that the climate crisis…

… a total carbon budget of around 12 million tonnes of CO2e. Once this has been spent, we need to be ‘carbon neutral’. This means reducing our emissions such that any remaining emissions can be cancelled out by carbon capture or offsetting. Forecasts suggest that, at current rates, Doncaster will use up its carbon budget in by 2027. Doncaster clearly needs to reduce its rate of emissions…

… such that our limited carbon budget lasts longer during which we can make the necessary investments and behavioural changes to transition to a lower carbon economy and way of living. The Government’s most recent biodiversity assessment indicates that the UK will not meet the Global 2020 targets it has committed to. Rapid changes in species abundance continues, with more species decreasing than…

… choices in prioritising the environment in order to sustain and enhance quality of life in Doncaster. Our Ambition Become carbon neutral by 2040, recognising that this equates to a uniform 13-14% year-on-year reduction of emissions and an 85% reduction by 2030 (compared to a baseline of 2005 levels), and increase the proportion of land given over to woodland, wood pasture, wildflower…