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… pathway to 2038, whilst outlining a “Climate Ready” objective for climate adpatation. Read the west-yorkshire-climate-and-environment-plan.pdf (westyorks-ca.gov.uk) Targets from National Government The UK national government has enshrined in law, a climate change mitigation target of achieving Net Zero by 2050, which is compatible with the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5˚C…

…%20Report%20002.pdf 15 WHY WE MUST ACT “Just do everything you can to bring the dangers of climate change to everyone’s attention” (Resident voice) Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1˚C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, which is likely to reach 1.5˚C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate7. We are already…

… ‘Phase 1’ of our climate response – which has involved implementing measures to reduce both the Councils own operational emissions and the emissions from Kirklees as a whole. This Action Plan begins our ‘Phase 2’ response, outlining an integrated and collaborative approach to climate change, building on phase 1 work to reach our ambitious target. This is a plan for climate change mitigation…

…, through events such as floods, wildfires, and heatwaves. As a result, we must not develop net-zero tunnel vision’ and ensure that we are also ‘Climate Ready’, meaning that we are prepared and able to reduce, absorb and quickly recover from the negative consequences of climate change. Local, collaborative climate action by all is essential to protect our environment and livelihoods for future…

… Emergency declared in 2019. Building on the work completed by Kirklees in Phase 1 of climate action, this plan sets out the district’s aspirations to help address both climate change mitigation, by reducing carbon emissions and climate change adaptation, by improving the districts resilience to the impacts that a changing climate will incur. In collaboration with stakeholders from across…