Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… Bolton’s response to the climate emergency 1 Bolton’s response to the climate emergency Bolton Climate Change Strategy A Joint Framework for Bolton to Act on the Climate Emergency (2021-2030) 2 Bolton’s response to the climate emergency Table of contents 1 Setting the scene: Bolton, the UK and globally 4 Bolton responds…
… to the Climate Emergency 4 COP26 5 Change in National Policy 5 2 Our strategy, purpose and shape 6 3 The Bolton Big Climate Conversation: 8 Your voices driving action on climate change What you said 8 4 Climate change and health 10 5 Our six pillars 12 Governance and climate leadership 12 Homes, communities and wellbeing 12 Buildings, transport and operations 12 Natural environment and climate…
… warmest year since 1884; all the years in the top ten are since 2002 • The UK’s sunniest on record, and sunnier than most UK summers • The UK’s fifth wettest year on record; six of the ten wettest years have been since 1998 • One of the least snowy years on record; any snow mainly affected upland and northern areas 1 Bolton Responds to the Climate Emergency Climate change is happening now…
…. It is already having devastating impacts on people’s lives, homes and businesses, and for the natural world on which we depend. These impacts are felt both globally and locally and urgent action is required to avoid further and more catastrophic effects. The landmark report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in August 2021, was described as a “code red for humanity…
… the UN report was published, the UK government set in law the world’s most ambitious climate change target: to cut emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. The target recognises the importance of the 2020s as a decisive decade for climate action if we are to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and ensure we keep global warming below 1.5°C. In the UK, we have already seen…