Including 5 closely related terms such as climate change, climate, and tackle climate.
… responsibility to tackle climate change. We all need to take positive action, and we need to do it now. Dover District Council declared a climate change emergency in January 2020 and set about developing this strategy and action plan, overseen by a cross-party working group. Our aim is simple: for Dover District Council to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 at the latest. This involves looking…
…” scenario would be disastrous. Whilst there will be a need to balance the additional pressures on Council resources, climate change waits for no one and the impacts continue to grow along with the need for urgent action. The Council’s response to COVID 19 has demonstrated the unique role the Council has in leading on and coordinating action that makes sense locally and a workforce that can…
… focussed on action taken by the Council to reduce levels of fuel poverty through improving the energy efficiency of properties, from 2013 reporting every other year, but requirements extended wider to encompass action taken by the Council to encourage renewable energy, promote sustainability. Climate Change Act 2008 This sets out legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets…
… Dover District Council Climate Change Strategy January 2021 3Dover District Council Climate Change Strategy January 20212 Our vision Delivering a better environment for everyone and helping to inspire individuals, businesses and other organisations to commit to act to reduce the district’s carbon footprint. Contents Forward from…
… the Leader of the Council 3 Introduction & Purpose 4 The need for action 5 Purpose and remit of The Climate Change Member Working Group 6 Scope of the Strategy 7 The Green Thread – Interaction with the Corporate Plan and Corporate Interdependencies 8 Turning the Declaration into a Plan of Action; 9 Defining Problem 10 1. Emissions within DDC Control 11 2. Emissions within DDC Sphere…