Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategy West Devon Borough Council Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategy 2020 Page 1 of 29 (‘Warming Stripes – Global’ Ed Hawkins, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading) Contents (‘Warming Stripes – Global’ Ed…
… ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 4. How West Devon Borough Council will be changing and what we will be doing directly? ....................................... 9 PART TWO ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 5. West Devon Borough Council Climate Change and Biodiversity Action Plan Framework…
… .................................................................................................................. 23 Executive Summary We are facing an unprecedented challenge in dealing with Climate Change; anthropogenic emissions have resulted in runaway heating of our atmosphere, illustrated by the ‘warming stripes’. These emissions, coupled with rapid biodiversity and ecosystem loss, are combining to create a mass extinction event that threatens all life on our planet. In West Devon, people…
… are likely to experience rising sea levels, more frequent flooding, stronger storms, and more frequent heatwaves as a direct result of Climate Change. This will also adversely affect our wildlife and their habitats. In response to this West Devon Borough Council declared a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency on 21st May 2019, and has been working with partners to develop a set of aims and an action plan…
… Davies, Chair of West Devon Borough Council's Climate Change and Biodiversity Working Group said: "This is our planet and we are in this together. We know that we cannot solve this on our own, but by working together and helping each other we can make a difference. "As your Borough Council we have multiple roles in this, and a key role will be in supporting and signposting you, our residents…