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Monmouthshire County Council

… Consultation N/A Contents Foreword 4 Background 6 Setting the scene 7 Climate Change and carbon emissions 7 Nature recovery 9 Rivers and ocean 10 How are we responding? 12 Climate Adaptation 15 The benefits of action 16 Playing your part 16 Monitoring progress 17 Annex 1 - The Council’s Carbon Emissions – How they are calculated and reported 18 Foreword How we reduce our…

…, public transport and low emission vehicles  4 Help people understand climate change and what they can do to make a difference  5 Prepare and adapt for the impact of climate change  Climate Adaptation Even if we were to stop all carbon emissions today, we will still have to face the impacts of climate change that are already happening. Over the next few decades we are facing significant…

… contributions to climate change, manage the impacts of climate change and reverse the decline in species and habitats is one of the major challenges facing society today. At Monmouthshire County Council, we recognise that we have a critical role to play by looking at our organisation, estate and assets and how we manage them to reduce carbon and improve biodiversity. But perhaps even more significantly we…

… world in all its guises is the backdrop to our tourism and visitor economy. We will work with others to promote access to our special places whilst protecting the environment, support nature recovery, reduce our carbon emissions, reduce the risk of flooding and promote the circular economy. But even if we do all these things, we will still see the impacts of climate change such as warmer, wetter…

… winters, hotter, drier summers and more extreme weather events. We need to ensure that our county is resilient to these impacts and that people, society and nature are able to adapt to a changing climate. These are all big challenges, that we are undertaking at a time of great financial pressure on the council against a backdrop of the cost of living crisis. It will not be easy, but we are committed…