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… thing will bring many benefits. Cool 2 indicates where we need to be, the direction of travel to get there, and some early steps so we can move quicker. In Wirral, to meet our fair share of the global effort to tackle climate change we need: - Deep and fast cuts in climate damaging pollution. We must reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution by around three and a half times more each year than we…

…. The Cool places of worship programme seeks to build on this by engaging with faith communities in Wirral directly in order to help these communities develop climate action plans for their places of worship (POW). Past research shows there is a willingness for local people to do their bit to help tackle climate change. The challenge is to get the message out about what people can and need to do…

… COOL 2 A STRATEGY FOR WIRRAL IN THE FACE OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE EMERGENCY 2 CONTENTS The latest scientific evidence1 about climate change paints a worrying picture. It makes clear we must get rid of all climate damaging pollution fast. Damage caused by past pollution is already with us. If we continue to pollute, we are heading towards catastrophe. By taking responsibility now we…

… change will be high, the potential benefits from doing the things we need to do are many. The challenge we face creates a huge opportunity to improve our health, economy and environment. We can’t afford for Wirral to miss the opportunity. We already know many of the things we need to do to tackle the climate crisis. We are not starting from scratch. We have been working together to co-ordinate…

…, the Cool 2 strategy sets out a local path towards safety. By taking this path individually we can all make a difference; by moving together we can succeed. COOL 2 A STRATEGY FOR WIRRAL IN THE FACE OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE EMERGENCY 3 FOREWORD 1. IPCC (2018) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC 2. Wirral Climate Change Group (2014) Cool, Wirral Climate Change Strategy 2014-2019 3. Nicola Moss…