Including 5 closely related terms such as climate change, tackle climate, and climate change.
… can also benefit from an improved environment. Ribble Valley Borough Council has shown its commitment to tackle climate change by agreeing a corporate objective of ‘to aspire to be a carbon neutral borough by 2030’ in the 2019-2023 Corporate Strategy. This strategy summarises the global, national and local needs for such action and what the Council will be doing during the next decade…
… and adapt to some of the impacts of climate change. The Government acknowledges that Planning has a key role to play in helping to tackle Climate Change. Biodiversity The changing climate is beginning to have an impact on UK ecosystems and this impact is expected to increase and accelerate in future, threatening the conservation of biodiversity. Nationally 90% of wetlands have been lost…
… O U R F U T U R E P L A N S ? How does the Climate Change Strategy link with the Council’s priorities and strategic objectives? The Climate Change Strategy is an overarching document that should impact on all the Council’s activities and services. Ribble Valley Borough Council has shown its commitment to tackle climate change by agreeing a corporate objective of ‘to aspire…
… Ribble Valley Borough Council Climate Change Strategy 2021- 2030 August 2021 2 C O N T E N T S CONTENTS 2 FOREWORD 4 INTRODUCTION 5 What is Climate Change? 5 Why do we need to reduce our emissions? 5 Global Impact 5 National Context 5 Figure 1 - changing UK temperatures…
… - Met Office 6 Local Context - Ribble Valley 6 Figure 2: Climate Change in the North West of England 6 Aspects of the Council’s work that may be directly affected by climate change 7 CARBON FOOTPRINT 8 Ribble Valley’s Carbon Footprint – emissions in the borough area 8 Figure 3: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2018 breakdown of CO2 emissions for Ribble Valley 8…