Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… .................................................................................................................. 23 Appendix 1: Representation of WSCC’s baseline carbon emissions within Scopes 1,2 and 3 ......... 26 3 1. Introduction The 2018 report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that without substantial efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade we are likely to face severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts on societies…
…. Human activity has already led to 1°C of global warming from pre-industrial levels, which is resulting in damaging impacts on lives, infrastructure and ecosystems that are apparent today. As a result, we need to both mitigate and adapt to climate change The predicted impacts of climate change in West Sussex include more frequent and intense flooding, drought, episodes of extreme heat…
… of these changes. This plan focuses on our plans to mitigate climate change. The Climate Change Strategy and Delivery Plan sets out how we plan to adapt to a changing climate. In April 2019, Council acknowledged the threat of climate change and passed a motion pledging to try to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030. As part of this commitment we have developed this plan to set out the baseline of our…
… of us mitigating climate change. These principles, which echo the established energy hierarchy, should be considered as an overarching hierarchy for action, and will set the direction for future work, and determine which actions are bought forward first. 1. Reduce our overall energy consumption The most effective and simplest action to reduce our carbon emissions is to be to reduce our…
… for a small proportion of our emissions. When considering offsetting projects, we want to secure the widest benefit for West Sussex. We are a member of the Sussex Local Nature Partnership Board and are currently working with them to explore land use sequestration and the opportunity to invest in local natural capital projects to realise multiple benefits. Our Environment and Climate Change strategy…