Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… economy in the world to legislate a binding target to reach ‘Net Zero Carbon’ emissions by 2050. In January 2022, the Council committed to tackling climate change and adopted a target to achieve operational ‘Net Zero Carbon’ emissions from its services and operations by 2030. Net Zero Carbon is achieved when the total operational Carbon emissions released on an annual basis average to be zero…
… or negative, so the amount of emitted Carbon balances with that removed or offset. CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY PAGE 5 The public declaration of a 2030 operational Net Zero Carbon target commits the Council to tackling climate change across every aspect of our service provision and estate. The overarching United Kingdom target to reach Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2050…
… Climate Change Strategy Runnymede Borough Council Climate Change Strategy 2022-2030 Coxes Lock, Addlestone CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY PAGE 3 Runnymede Climate Change Strategy Our focus: Page: The challenge we face 4 Responsibility for the Climate Change Strategy…
… PAGE 4 CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY Context: The challenge we face The United Nations and the international scientific community have clearly identified the severe global human, environmental and economic threats that man-made climate change poses. If the world is to avoid the most serious effects of climate change, global warming must be limited to 1.5°Centigrade above pre-industrial levels…
…, as laid out in the UN Paris Climate agreement. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has set out the likely effects of the average global temperature increasing beyond 1.5°C. These include more extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and significant disruptions to natural ecosystems resulting in loss of biodiversity, shortages of food and water. The fundamental challenges which we…