Including 14 closely related terms such as global warming, future climate change, and climate change.
… by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which stated that we must limit global warming to 1.5°C. Even with a rise of 1.5°C, IPCC reported that there would be risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security and economic growth. A rise of 2°C would be even more catastrophic (see Figure 1). https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ 5 | P a g e The IPCC warns…
… the carbon footprint of Perth & Kinross • Ensuring resilience plans are in place to respond to climate change adaptation (Action SA1 – Appendix 2) ii) Climate Change Commission To ensure the commitment of all parts of the community in local climate change action, several Councils have established Climate Change Commissions, which have a wide range of local representation. We aim…
… 31 33 33 33 34 36 36 36 37 8 Mitigation – Business and Industry a) Why This Is Important b) What Are We Doing Now? c) What’s Next? 9 Climate Change Adaptation a) Why This Is Important b) What Are We Doing Now? c) What’s Next? 10 Just Transitions 11 Working Together to Tackle Climate Change a) Introduction b) The Council c) Community Planning Partnership…
… planet – that must change. The climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a race we can win. The climate crisis is caused by us and the solutions must come from us”. UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening of the Climate Action Summit, September 2019 Introduction by Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive Overwhelming scientific evidence has prompted…
…, and how that close working can evolve to ensure our future climate change activities remain unified, focussed and effective. b) The Challenge and Our Response i) The Climate Emergency Whilst for some time, there has been almost universal recognition that climate change is one of the biggest risks facing our planet, the urgency of action was brought sharply into focus in 2018…