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… Solutions 58 Glossary 62 Policy Alignment 64 Councillor Moraig Lyall Chair of Environment and Transport Committee Climate Change StrategyClimate Change Strategy Climate Change StrategyClimate Change Strategy Executive SUMMARY Climate change is the long-term shift in global climate patterns, including extreme weather events and rising sea levels, linked directly with the warming…

… heat and warming it up. CO2 (carbon dioxide) is the most common greenhouse gas and is where the term ‘carbon emissions’ comes from. Other greenhouse gases include methane, nitrous oxides and fluorinated gases (f-gases). The impacts of global warming and climate change will vary globally, with the worst impacts affecting those most vulnerable. This can be seen globally through more frequent…

… and severe droughts, flooding and wildfires in areas that haven’t been significant contributors to global warming, and don’t have the resources to adapt. The same will be seen locally, where those who have the money and resources to adapt will do so, whereas those who don’t will suffer the most. Global Temperature Change Source: University of Reading #ShowYourStripes 6 SIC Climate Change Strategy…

… outweigh removals GHG emissions removed from the atmosphere GHG emissions removed from the atmosphere The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France, on 12 December 2015. It states that globally we must limit global warming to ‘well below 2 degrees centigrade’ to have…

… contributing to additional global warming. This underpins everything that is required for mitigation. We must reduce our emissions to the point where we can balance any residual emissions by natural means, or through Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Climate Change StrategyClimate Change Strategy Climate Change Targets Mitigation & Net zero Climate Change StrategyClimate Change…