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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

… do we need a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP)? Since the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in October 2018, a Climate Emergency movement has emerged. The report warned of the rapid and far reaching consequences of the earth’s warming of over 1.5°c. It concluded that limiting global warming to 1.5°c and so limiting the most extreme impacts…

… of climate change would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society. In response, Barnsley Council set out in its climate emergency declaration in September 2019 an ambitious and realistic vision for the borough to become net Zero Carbon by 2045 (Zero45) and as an organisation to lead by example to become net zero carbon by 2040 (Zero40). This is the first draft…

… with both Zero40 and Zero45 programmes reporting into it. A Positive Climate Partnership will report to the emerging Barnsley 2030 board for Zero45. It will champion and co-ordinate local action on climate change. We’ll support the them, but it will be an independent partnership. The Positive Climate Partnership will:  monitor delivery of carbon reduction targets for Zero45  provide a forum…

…’ infrastructure, to help limit negative impacts from climate change.  Creation of lifelong learning and training opportunities for residents and business allowing them to adapt and improve the local supply chain.  Ensuring that a just transition takes place with all residents able to benefit fully from the new opportunities and the costs of the transition will not fall disproportionately on those…

… heat sources that otherwise cannot be used. It’s estimated by the Committee on Climate Change that around 18 per cent of UK heat will need to come from heat networks by 2050 if the UK is to meet its carbon targets cost effectively. Our activities will focus on the opportunities to create new heat networks across Barnsley providing locally generated heat for residential and commercial properties…