Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… change Warrington Borough Council Climate Emergency Action Plan May 2023 (Summary version)3 Introduction A thickening blanket of pollution in the atmosphere is overheating our world. This has serious consequences for our lives and livelihoods and the natural world. We need to stop this pollution to prevent things getting worse. We also need to adapt to the impacts of the overheating…
… taking place. This is a summary of our plan to: 1. Reduce greenhouse gas pollution from our own activities 2. Adapt our operations and services so they are more resilient 3. Use our roles and influences to help the borough as a whole to cut pollution, adapt to climate change and help nature recover. The plan is our response to call for action made in the Warrington Climate Emergency…
… with supply chain Outcome Council objectives reflected across all contracts Clarity on council objectives across the supply chain Reduced climate and ecological impact from procurement and commissioning. Improved data. Timescale Short Short Medium Lead Directorate Corporate Services Corporate Services Corporate Services Area for action: Waste reduction Eliminating waste not only…
… publish a Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years. In Warrington we face warmer wetter winters, hotter summers with longer dry spells, and more storminess. Recent work and challenges We play our part in the wider Local Resilience Forum, a Cheshire-wide multi-agency partnership set up to meet emergency planning duties. Currently we do not ask services to directly consider climate change when…
… considering business continuity, but it is indirectly related to some of the criteria we use. Action Review climate risks to the council Add climate change as a key risk to our business continuity template Raise awareness of risks from a changing climate Outcome Understanding of risks for council services Climate risks incorporated in business continuity work Wider awareness of risks from…