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Herefordshire Council

…) action priorities of: • Raising awareness of the need for climate change adaptation. • Increasing resilience to current climate extremes. • Taking timely action for long-lead time measures. • Integrating climate change considerations across our service areas addressing increased risks. • Leading the countywide approach to adapting to a changing climate and the associated impacts for Herefordshire…

… Current CO2 emissions 9 Building on success 10 Ways to accelerate carbon reductions 12 What changes are needed 13 Key areas of reductions 14 Carbon descent 15 Time for action 16 Areas of Work 17 The road to neutral 19 Adapting to a changing climate 20 Appendix 21 3 Foreword “Herefordshire Council is committed to leading local responses to the Climate Emergency and achieving our…

… target to become carbon neutral by 2030/31.” Councillor Ellie Chowns & Alistair Neill Councillor Ellie Chowns Cabinet Member for Environment Alistair Neill Chief Executive Officer, Herefordshire Council Climate change has been placed at the forefront of the agenda by the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report stating the implications of a 1.5oC rise in global…

… summary Moving forward to carbon neutral The infographic below depicts the journey, initiatives, challenges, solutions and possibilities we have included as part of our 2020/21 – 2025/26 plan. 5 Introduction Our contribution to tackling the Climate Emergency Herefordshire Council has a strong record of local leadership in addressing climate change. Since 2003, the council has been looking…

…. A report will be brought forward this year exploring the different engagement options including a citizen’s assembly, citizen’s jury, citizen’s panel, youth panel and a public summit in 2020/21 and will explore the benefits and resource requirements of each. The Council has set up a cross-party task and finish group on climate change to: • Develop and propose a checklist of criteria to inform…