Including 6 closely related terms such as climate, climate change, and climate adaptation.
… together. The threat of climate change – reducing our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions Mitigating climate change is the most significant of our environmental challenges. We need to make our fair contribution to global commitments aimed at limiting global temperature rise. Research was carried out in 2018 by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research3 to calculate what a fair contribution…
… looks like for Greater Manchester. It concluded that urgent action was needed to put Greater Manchester on a path to ‘carbon neutrality’ by 2038, initiating an immediate programme of mitigation delivering an annual average of 15% cuts in emissions. • Challenge 1: Mitigating climate change • Challenge 2: Air quality • Challenge 3: Production and consumption of resources…
… access to green space in every community, more trees including in urban areas, active travel networks, environmental education and healthy and locally-produced food. • Citizens and businesses will adopt sustainable living and businesses practices, focusing on local solutions to deliver a prosperous economy. Our aims 1. Mitigating climate change: For our city region to be carbon neutral…
… key vulnerabilities and can meet expected or unexpected disruptive challenges. These efforts and investments need to be underpinned by robust action on climate adaptation to protect the most vulnerable communities (who are often the most exposed and least able to deal with climate change impacts), our economy, key infrastructure and our natural environment. Priority 1: Embedding…
… climate change resilience and adaptation in all policies Priority 2: Increasing the resilience of and investment in our critical infrastructure Priority 3: Implementing a prioritised programme of nature-based climate adaptation action SUMMARY OF OUR PRIORITIES Priority 4: Improving monitoring and reporting GREATERMANCHESTER-CA.GOV.UK | 21 Residents • Check if you…