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… an unescapable topic, and our children and our communities are asking us to act. • Social: Tackling climate change provides an opportunity to secure cleaner air, safer routes, cheaper energy, green jobs, thriving wildlife and healthier more sustainable communities, bringing economic and social benefits to Council staff and the communities they serve. • Ethical: Scotland was one of the first…

… nations to sign up to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Table 1) which were adopted to solve global challenges such as poverty, inequality, war, as well as climate change. Tackling climate change is ‘the right thing to do’ and ensures we deliver on the SDGs. 2 Delivering on Scotland’s response to the climate emergency, Climate Emergency Response Group, September 2021 Table 1…

… as further data becomes available and additional actions are developed; and 1.1.4 Note that the Council’s organisational emissions are updated annually and reported to the Scottish Government through the Public Bodies Climate Change Duty Reporting (PBCCD). Andrew Kerr Chief Executive Contact: Claire Marion, Senior Change and Delivery Officer (Carbon Management) E-mail: claire.marion…

… “Ending poverty by 2030” and “Wellbeing and Equalities”. The CERP contributes to Outcome 8: “On track to deliver our 2030 net zero target”. https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=135&MId=5819 3.3 Since 2010/11, the Council has publicly reported its organisational emissions annually to the Scottish Government through Public Bodies Climate Change Duty…

… in the 2020/21 Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Report, and reprofiled projections based on most recent electricity grid decarbonisation projections and other emissions factors; 4.3.5 More detailed completion date and intermediary milestones if relevant; and 4.3.6 Key performance indicators and targets, where appropriate, to measure progress against the various projects listed in the action tables…