Including 7 closely related terms such as reduce, reduces, and carbon removal.
… is high. Carbon neutrality Net zero carbon emissions by obtaining a balance between a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount of carbon which has been offset or sequestered. Carbon Reduction Any activity that reduces carbon emissions. This can include: decreasing energy use or shifting to renewable energy use Climate Climate describes the average weather over a long period…
… benefits in terms of new jobs, economic savings and market opportunities, as well as improved wellbeing for people locally and worldwide. Work on reducing carbon emissions does not start from a zero base. Sefton has been involved with numerous projects aimed at reducing emissions and will continue to do so, in the context of the climate emergency and with increased urgency. This strategy sets out…
… our vision and broad aims and objectives and represents our commitment to maximise the opportunity within climate action and to protect our communities from that damage already caused by climate change. It will be followed by a series of implementation plans which will detail our journey towards net zero carbon operations by 2030. We will report our progress in a series of Annual Reports…
…. Mitigation Human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance carbon sinks for greenhouse gases. Net zero carbon achieving zero carbon emissions by balancing carbon emissions with carbon removal Offsetting Introducing measures which take up the carbon you produce, e.g. tree planting. Weather The conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time in a particular place. Zero Carbon Eliminating all…
…, agriculture and other services in the Sefton area and have led to the deaths and displacement of thousands of people worldwide. The Meteorological Office clearly states that these kind of extreme weather events are significantly more likely if we take no action on reducing our carbon emissions; the main driver of man-made climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC…