Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
…. This Climate Change Strategy not only helps the Council meet its statutory environmental duties it also looks to capture the opportunities and benefits of tackling climate change. These include savings on energy bills, encouraging renewable energy in the transition to a low carbon economy, strengthening business competitiveness, enhancing energy security, reducing air pollutants harmful to health…
… CHARNWOOD CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY 2018 – 2030 “Taking action to protect the environment for future generations” Foreword Climate change has been recognised internationally as the most important environmental challenge that we currently face. Scientific consensus…
… recognises human activity as a major cause of recent unprecedented warming and climate projections show that past, current and future greenhouse gas emissions will influence the climate for decades. A changing climate has profound effects on all our lives, and those of future generations. It directly impacts how we, as a Council, plan our activities in order to meet the needs of all residents…
… in the Borough. This Climate Change Strategy sets out our commitment to local action on climate change. We expect to make a full contribution that reduces carbon emissions and improves resilience to the effects of a changing climate and extreme weather events. The strategy also recognises that our local contribution is part of a complex challenge that involves all of us both nationally and globally…
… of a changing climate. Significant progress has been made so far in improving the energy efficiency of our own operations and reducing the overall carbon emissions associated with them. However, there is still much more we need to achieve to move towards a low carbon future as we all work to deliver the Government’s strategy and our ambition to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030. Climate change…