Including 4 closely related terms such as climate change, climate change, and climate.
… of the city’s emissions and model the carbon reduction trajectories which could be expected through the application of different interventions. This analysis has been funded by P-CAN. 3.2 P-CAN is a network of progressive cities tackling climate change and exists to help translate climate policy into action ‘on the ground’ to bring about transformative change. It brings together the research…
… actions for the Council will be brought back to Committee in February 2020. 3. Background 3.1 On 14 May 2019, the Committee agreed a three-phase plan for delivering an ambitious approach to sustainability and climate change. This includes working with Edinburgh and Leeds Universities as part of their Place-based Climate Action Network (P-CAN) project to provide independent data analysis…
…, are in the process of developing a workplan that will outline the partnerships for creating a 2020-2030 strategy. This document will support the full climate economics report for Edinburgh produced by P-CAN at the Centre for Climate Change Economics & Policy for which there are several precedents. 1 Place-based Climate Action Network 2 Net Zero The UK’s…
… contribution to stopping global warming. Committee on Climate Change, May 2019 Edinburgh’s Economy & Energy: Edinburgh uses 9,955GWh of energy costing around £831.12M every year. This will grow to £1.03B in 2030 and £1.19B in 2037. DRAFT VERSION 11 What does the term ‘carbon neutral’ mean? Carbon neutrality refers to achieving net zero emissions…
… by eliminating greenhouse gases altogether or, more commonly, by balancing emissions output with removal through technical capture or sequestration. As defined by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC)2, a net zero target requires ‘deep reductions in emissions, with any remaining sources offset by removals of emissions from the atmosphere (e.g. by afforestation). This removal may require either the purchase…