Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… Buckinghamshire Council Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy: Executive Summary 1 Buckinghamshire Council Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy: Executive Summary Last updated: 29 January 2021 Version: 1 Online version: HYPERPLINK 1 Why we need a Climate Change and Air Quality…
… Strategy Humans have increased the amount of (greenhouse) gases in our atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, that trap heat from the Sun. This is causing our planet to warm and the permanent ice on it to melt. Sea levels are rising, our summers are becoming hotter and drier, and our winters are getting wetter. Climate Change is affecting us all. Major sources of greenhouse gases are also the main…
… (AQMAs). Further to the Council Motion that was passed, our Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy has been produced to address these significant environmental issues. Our Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy Aims and Objectives are to: • achieve net zero carbon emissions for Buckinghamshire as a whole by 2050 • achieve net zero carbon emissions for the council no later than 2050…
…. in kilowatt hours) was the same in 1990 as 2009, updating electricity emission with the emissions factor from 1990. 3 A £5 million Climate Change Fund has been established to support continued emissions reductions, including funding tree planting, energy efficiency and renewable generation projects. The actions we’ve identified to help reduce emissions cover a wide range of activities…
… and electric vehicles. • encourage environmentally sustainable behaviour. • work with partners, communities and suppliers to support emissions reductions. Who is involved Everyone! All of us affect and are affected by climate change and air quality. The aims of the strategy will only be achieved if we work together. There are even opportunities for all of us to benefit financially from taking…