Including 14 closely related terms such as global warming, global climate, and climate.
… contribution to global warming by 2050 by setting a target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Local authorities have a crucial role to play in developing effective pathways towards reducing their emissions, which. If successfully achieved, will help to reduce climate impacts at both the local and national scale as well as delivering public health co-benefits resulting from cleaner air and leading…
… Carbon Reduction Action Plan Design v0.1 Carbon Reduction Plan East Lindsey District Council August 2020 Context Growing acknowledgement of the latest science and recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change have resulted in unprecedented recognition of the global climate emergency and the need to act urgently in order…
…) response to the climate crisis and sets out a number of strategic actions that ELDC should work towards in order to achieve their carbon reduction target. ELDC previously developed a Carbon Reduction Plan in 2009, which has now been updated to reflect the Council’s new climate commitments. • To lead by example and encourage the District as a whole to undertake similar steps, ELDC is committing…
… to reduce carbon emissions to limit further global warming and associated environmental impacts. Global initiatives are now focused on limiting warming to well below 2oC, aligning to the pledges outlined in the Paris Agreement. Despite this, warming continues, with the impacts being felt both nationally and internationally. Across the UK, continued warming is projected to make winters warmer…
… to an ambitious target of reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2040, with a minimum emissions reduction of 45% by 2027. • Achieving the target will reduce emissions from 2,583 tCO2e in 2019 to 1,421 tCO2e/year in 2027, before progressing to net zero by 2040. Moving towards this ambition will solidify ELDC’s recognition of the wider climate crisis we are all facing, whilst showing the Council’s…