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… (.) 0 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 16 4. Context: Global to Local The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C', released in October 2018, found that limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require reductions of global human-caused emissions (Carbon Dioxide) of 45 per cent by 2030, and for emissions to reach net zero by around 2050. If the average…

… global warming was limited to 1.5°C, it still worsens the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people. Average global warming is 1°C already when compared to pre-industrial averages. At 2°C, the upper limit of the UN Paris Agreement, the risk of negative impacts of climate change increase significantly. Global carbon dioxide emissions currently show…

… – where have we come from and where do we want to b e? As of February 2020, 274 of 408 UK local authorities had declared a climate change emergency and committed to taking action to reduce the impact of global warming and slow the rate of climate change (source: Climate Change UK). Norwich City Council declared and passed a climate emergency motion in January 2019. The original motion…

… will therefore need to work in partnership with our citizens, businesses and other forms of government to make the step change needed to address this global climate crisis. Only by working together will we achieve our sustainability objectives and play our part in delivering a better future. However, we also must be mindful to balance the environmental needs of the city with the social and economic needs…

… funding required to effectively tackle climate change. This document is the fourth environmental strategy that the city council has produced and details the council’s environmental vision and priorities until 2025. In shaping these priorities, we have been extremely fortunate in being able to listen to evidence from world-renowned researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research…