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Amber Valley Borough Council

… impact on the annual relocation of non-native species within the UK to favour warming climates. Though Climate Change requires a global response, it is recognised that actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change must be undertaken at a local level. The Committee on Climate Change’s report “Net Zero – the UK’s contribution to stopping global warming”, surmises that Local Authorities…

… completed the first phase of planting during April 2019, with the aim to plant a total of 16 hectares of native trees by 2025. By 2030 this planting programme could potentially sequester c.1,680 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Page 5 of 31 1 Introduction and Context 1.1 Amber Valley Borough Council Climate Emergency Whilst Climate Change is regarded as a global environmental…

… issue, the impacts can be identified on a global, national, and local scale. As a developed country, the UK’s business operations provide a sizeable contribution to Climate Change. In order to reduce the national impact, the UK Government declared a national Climate Emergency on 1st May 2019. The declaration of a Climate Emergency symbolises the UK’s ambition to decarbonise the UK economy…

… in order to lead the way and reduce national contributions to Climate Change. The declaration of a Climate Emergency by the UK Government makes room for feasible carbon reduction measures and initiatives to be developed and established within the existing economy and infrastructure. Whilst the impacts of Climate Change are often viewed on a global scale, Amber Valley Borough Council recognises…

… that its day-to-day operational activities contribute to Climate Change. On 24th July 2019, Amber Valley Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency and pledged to reduce the environmental impact of its services and operations. This Councils Net Zero ambition compliments Derbyshire County Council’s Carbon Reduction Plan to achieve carbon neutrality for the wider county by 2032. 1.2 Net Zero…