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… such as the Tayside Local Biodiversity Action Plan 2016-26 and Active Travel Strategy will offer important guidance in specific areas. • Think global, act local – Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere. Underpinning all meaningful climate action is the recognition that citizens of a particular region are also citizens of the world. Climate actions can often have local…

…. In October 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C. Findings from this report indicated that human activities have caused global temperatures to rise by approximately 1°C since pre-industrial levels and that, if the global economy maintains business as usual, this figure is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030…

… and 2052. The report concluded that, although any rise in temperature would have substantial consequences for natural and human systems, limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2C, would significantly reduce climate-related risks. To restrict global warming to below 2°C or 1.5°C, cumulative carbon emissions from human activity need to be kept below a threshold, referred to as the carbon…

… budget. According to the IPCC the global carbon budget needed to stay below a 2°C increase is 900GtCO22. National and International Commitments The first ever, legally binding global climate agreement was signed in 2016; The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Paris Agreement3. By signing the Paris Agreement, nations pledged to limit global warming to well below 2°C…

… https://www.angus.gov.uk/sites/angus-cms/files/2019-10/336_0.pdf https://www.anguscyclehub.org/ 11 Urban Foresight The Angus SECAP In response the evolving climate emergency, and in order to support Scotland’s national climate change targets, Angus Council has developed this Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan. Angus Council proposed developing a SECAP…