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Eastbourne Borough Council

… against a 1990 baseline. It previously required an 80% emission reduction but was updated in 2019 after the Climate Change Committee produced a report called ‘Net Zero- The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming’. As a result the UK became the first major economy to commit to a net zero carbon target by 2050. The 2016 Paris Agreement, ratified by the UK, has the aim to ‘strengthen…

… service directly impacts how much people recycle. The council can educate residents on producing less waste and lobby for less packaging on products. The council works with the County Council to ensure the waste and recycling produced in Eastbourne is dealt with appropriately. Climate adaptation- We have delivered a sustainable town that can stand up to the future impacts of a changing climate…

…. Climate adaptation requires adapting the town and how we work to minimise the negative impacts of climate change. A large amount of this requires decarbonisation and work in all the previously mentioned areas. The council can assert a high direct influence on ensuring new developments are ready for future impacts through their 28 design, ensuring resilience to things like extreme weather…

… and frequently asked questions 3 1. Setting the scene for ECN2030 1.1 UK Policy Background Various national targets and regulatory drivers have been created to incentivise action to avoid the potentially devastating impacts of climate change. These include: The UK Climate Change Act 2008 is the principle piece of legislation legally committing the UK to deliver net-zero emissions by 2050…

… the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century to well below 2oCelsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5oCelsius’ The Clean Growth Strategy (2017) and The Road to Zero (2018) report sets out illustrative pathways as to how the Government plans to meet the legislated fourth…