Including 11 closely related terms such as management, manage, and reduce carbon.
… for programme delivery, political oversight, and resident involvement and review. A carbon management plan will be developed internally for the council to plan and monitor its route to net zero carbon across its own organisational assets and operations17. The challenge ahead involves a step change, demanding bold new thinking and experimentation. Not every action will be successful from the outset…
… targets for substituting fossil fuel-based processes with zero-carbon ones, such as number of journeys transitioned from car to public transport, and percentage of heating demand reduced through better insulation. Carbon balancing The only way to ensure a safe climate is to radically reduce carbon emissions from the borough’s assets and activities to as close to zero as possible…
… for the most deprived people is attributable to circulatory and respiratory reasons6, exacerbated by polluted air, cold homes and extreme heat. The world’s richest 10% produce half of all carbon emissions whilst 1 United Nations, ‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years, new disaster research shows | | UN News 2 UKCP18 - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets…
… target for the UK of 100% by 2050. In April 2021 the UK government also announced an interim target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 78% by 2035, as part of its contribution to the international Paris Climate Agreement9. The UK’s statutory Committee on Climate Change (CCC) monitors and advises on progress, measured against legally binding five-year ‘carbon budgets’: a maximum amount…
… that a green economy can bring. These include a green recovery from Covid-19, local skills and jobs for a low-carbon future, an early adopter advantage for local businesses in growing low-carbon markets, opportunities for residents to make use of sustainable and local goods, and future- proofing for businesses. The council is using its role in the borough and region to lead a green economic recovery…