Including 5 closely related terms such as climate change, tackle climate, and climate change.
… increase in this century to 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, above preindustrial levels. It is a landmark treaty as it was adopted by 196 Parties, including the UK, at COP21 in Paris in 2015, bringing nations together to tackle climate change. At COP26 in 2021, the Glasgow Climate Pact urged for more urgent action and financing to meet the goals of the Paris Agreements. Along…
… the climate emergency, and embeds sustainability throughout the other themes. Not only will the Climate Action Plan improve our council operations and services for residents, it will also contribute to the urgent global climate change agenda, which we were so recently reminded of at COP26 in Glasgow, as well as the UK’s net zero targets. We also look forward to working in partnership across the county…
… policies setting guidance and targets for taking climate action. Internationally, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the United Nations entity responsible for responding to climate change, and oversees the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change which aims to limit the global temperature…
… with this agreement, the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 which are a global urgent call to action to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030. Climate change is embedded throughout the goals, and is specifically addressed in goal 13, take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Nationally, the Climate Change Act 2008, updated in 2019, commits…
… the UK to a 100 per cent reduction in carbon emissions, or net- zero, by 2050. The Act also resulted in the formation of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) which is an advisory committee to the government on climate. In 2021 the Government published its Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener which outlines how the UK will manage its carbon budgets and sets out the UK’s vision for a decarbonised…