Including 7 closely related terms such as global warming, climate, and climate change.
… by 2040. A further commitment was made to work with partner agencies across the Liverpool City Region to reduce carbon emissions across the borough. 1.2 In making these commitments, the Council recognised that the impacts of climate change are now being seen across the world and there was no doubt that urgent action was needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming…
… to 1.5oC as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 1.3 The IPCC state that limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require rapid and far-reaching transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. To achieve this, global net human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) would need to fall by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching…
… members, and addressing climate change in Service Business Plans and the Council’s decision making process. Business cases will be developed for additional schemes such as replacing the Council’s fleet vehicles to achieve the Council’s net zero target by 2040 Development of a new climate emergency action plan 4.1 The Action Plan will be delivered and progress will be monitored…
… emissions from the council estate and services 3.1 Following the Climate Emergency Declaration it was recognised that achieving the Council’s target will require radical action in the way that the organisation operates and delivers its services. A new Climate Emergency Scrutiny Committee was subsequently established charged with the oversight and scrutiny of matters related…
… emissions through communication and staff behaviour change; and (10) Embedding carbon reduction and climate action across the Council’s plans, policies and services. 3.6 Significant actions include: • A £5m scheme to replace almost 20,000 streetlights with low energy LED lighting; • Planting over 3,000 trees with an investment of £1.4m from the Urban Tree Challenge Fund…