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… change a national priority and advised increasing the pace and ambition of policy development and implementation of climate action. The Paris Agrement recognises the role of local governments in meeting it’s ambitious goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. City government networks like the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) share a long-term vision of supporting voluntary…

… to achieving our goals. But we also recognise – in light of the droughts, extreme heat events, flooding, and other increasing signals of global warming – that the Council has a duty to help the city prepare for a future in which the climate we have known becomes much less predictable, which is why an important element of the Climate Change Strategy is its climate risk assessment. Councillor Richard…

…, public-facing, evidence-based Climate Change Strategy aligned with GCC’s targets; and ▶ Increase the resilience of Gloucester to climatic consequences of human-induced global warming. Gloucester Climate Change Strategy (GCCS) Gloucester City Council December 2023 10 Our Approach to The Gloucester Climate Change Strategy (GCCS) The Gloucester Climate Change Strategy (GCCS) has been prepared…

… 46 6. Delivering our Climate Change Strategy 63 7. Glossary 67 8. Key References 71 Table of contents Gloucester Climate Change Strategy (GCCS) Gloucester City Council December 2023 3 Foreword As Leader of Gloucester City Council and Cabinet Member for Environment, I am only too aware of the gravity of the climate crisis, the urgency required to address it, and the appetite…

… district by 2045. GCC announced a climate emergency in July 2019, joining over 300 local authorities and councils in England aiming to be carbon neutral 20 years before the national target. Local leadership as well as well as partnerships between central and local government is needed to tackle climate change. Councils are well placed to support the Government to meet its net zero emissions target…