Including the closely related terms climate change, climate change, and climate.
… by 2045 and England by 2050 13 Scotland Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of at least 80% by 2050 Climate Change (Emission Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill 2018 Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of at least 75% by 2030 and 90% by 2040 Public Bodies Climate change duties 2011 Climate responsibility for public bodies Scottish Energy…
… reaching issues such as fuel poverty, climate change and more sustainable tourism that particularly affect the future prosperity of rural regions. Hydrogen Infrastructure in Orkney. (Photo credit: Colin Keldie) 6 Foreword In May 2019 Orkney Islands Council called a special general meeting in order to declare a climate emergency to reaffirm the Council’s existing commitment to a vibrant…
… carbon neutral economy and to publicly express concern about climate change. Council leader James Stockan said: “This declaration serves to leave no doubt of the Council’s focus on and commitment to reducing our carbon footprint. We’ll seek to continue to support the pioneering renewables scene in Orkney – whether that is tidal, wave, wind, hydrogen or biofuels.” Orkney Islands Council agreed…
… poverty, climate change and more sustainable tourism that particularly affect the future prosperity of rural regions. Figure 2 Figure 3: Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyses. 9 Orkney has been a demonstration region for numerous ‘green’ hydrogen demonstration projects that have generated hydrogen through electrolysis powered by renewable sources such as community wind and tidal…
… and nations approach energy production, consumption and supply. Demonstrating that it is achievable to accelerate decarbonisation and lead by example in reaching the Scottish Government net zero carbon emission target by 2045 as suggested the Committee on Climate Change in May of 2019. 10 The Surf ‘n’ Turf and BIG HIT Hydrogen projects active in Orkney are demonstrating the principles of green…