Search inside documents

St Albans City and District Council

… change. Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees There has been growing political pressure on governments, cities and organisations to act by cutting emissions. The 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Global warming of 1.5 degrees says that consistently reducing emissions to reach net zero by around 2050 is needed to prevent the most destructive impacts. The report…

… Change 8 Carbon Offsetting 10 Capturing Carbon through the Regeneration of Nature 11 Corporate Emissions - Where we are as a Council 12 Community Emissions - Where we are as a District 16 Climate Crisis Action Plan: Phase 1 Priority Actions 21 Key Sustainability Themes 20 Theme 1: Governance and Leadership 23 Theme 2: Energy Use 24 Theme 3: Transport and Air Quality 27 Theme 4: Waste 31…

… Theme 5: Nature and Food 35 Theme 6: Water and Climate Change Adaptation 39 Appendix 1: Sustainability and Climate Crisis Action Plan (2020-2023) 42 Theme 1: Governance and Leadership 42 Theme 2: Energy Use 44 Theme 3: Transport and Air Quality 48 Theme 4: Waste 52 Theme 5: Nature and Food 54 Theme 6: Water and Climate Change Adaption 56 Appendix 2: Climate Crisis Action Plan - Phase 1 (2020…

… states that ‘climate-related risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth are projected to increase with global warming of 1.5C and increase further with 2C’. Achieving ‘net zero’ means there is a balance between the emissions produced and the emissions taken out of the atmosphere. Under a net zero emissions scenario we reduce emissions…

… infrastructure; active and public transport infrastructure; and carbon capture and storage (CCS). The costs of climate changes are likely to be substantially more expensive. Estimates suggest that the damage caused by going beyond 1.5C, would cost USD 15-38.5 trillion by 2100 (2.3-3.5% of Gross World Product). https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/reducing-carbon-emissions…