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Rother District Council

… Management, Rother District Council 4 | P a g e Background Climate Change is undoubtedly the greatest challenge facing our society. The scientific evidence of climate change is overwhelming; the impact will be severe. Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0oC of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8oC to 1.2oC. Global…

… warming is likely to reach 1.5oC between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate1. Potential impacts of global warming include increased temperatures, extreme weather conditions, flood risks and rising sea levels. The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment2 identifies six priority risk areas: flooding, high temperatures, water supply shortages, natural capital, food production…

… Warming of 1.5c: An IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming – Summary for Policy Makers. (https://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf ) 2Source:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/ 584281/uk-climate-change-risk-assess-2017.pdf 5 | P a g e A data review which covers the district and the organisation has been…

… Report on the Impacts of Global Warming – Summary for Policy Makers https://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf The National Pollinator Strategy https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file /794706/national-pollinator-strategy.pdf Rother Green Party: 68 Proposals for Climate Action in Rother https://rother.greenparty.org.uk/assets/files…

… is around 10,211ha. Rother is a rural district: its farmed fields, grasslands, woodlands, and soils as well as the agriculture industry have an important role to play in mitigating climate change, reversing ecological collapse, and contributing to a low/zero carbon economy. The district’s farmed landscape and sustainable countryside management requires engagement with the farming and woodland…