Including 8 closely related terms such as adaptation considerations, climate change, and climate change.
… to hopefully agree the next steps in tackling climate change and boosting our natural environment. And I congratulate the UK government for committing in April to set the world’s most ambitious climate change target into law, in order to reduce carbon emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. I am also thrilled to read of the Queen’s Green Canopy, a national programme of tree planting…
… to effective and lasting adaptation. Yet, one in four species is facing extinction, about a quarter of all ice-free land is now subject to degradation, and ocean temperatures and acidity are rising. Climate change will bring adverse effects on our natural environment everywhere. We must protect and work with nature to build resilience and reduce climate risks at all scales before the damage has…
…, with benefit-cost ratios ranging from 2:1 to 10:1, and in some cases even higher. Introducing climate adaptation considerations into our financial decision making will have commercial benefit to our economy in the long run. What have we done so far? We know we can and must do more. But we should not dismiss the good work and action we have already completed. In our first Action Plan (June 2020) we…
… East Cambridgeshire District Council ENVIRONMENT PLAN (YEAR 2) A Strategy And Action Plan To Boost The Environment And Help Mitigate Climate Change June 2021 2 Contents Foreword 3 1 Introduction 5 2 Mitigating Climate Change 11 Cambridgeshire-Peterborough’s Carbon Footprint 13 East Cambridgeshire’s…
… of a climate emergency, East Cambridgeshire District Council published its first ever Environment and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan in June 2020. I am very pleased to introduce this second edition, June 2021. I am delighted that this Council, over its first action year, has achieved a huge amount despite, like you, having to deal with the devastating impact of the pandemic. We’ve…