Including 8 closely related terms such as global warming, climate change, and climate.
… early on was to include a section in every report which focuses on the climate impact of what is being proposed. This is another example of the green thread being embedded and ensuring climate change and looking after the environment is not tackled in isolation. North Northamptonshire Council is starting the way it means to go on in doing our bit to tackle this great challenge. The steps we have…
… for global warming to zero. In order to achieve this, the Council must reduce as much climate damaging carbon emissions as possible. However, no action is without carbon emissions, so it is crucial that any residual carbon emissions that cannot be removed are offset by absorbing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere, for example through carbon capture and reforestation. Becoming carbon neutral…
… decisions in carbon reducing technology, all of which will make a difference in the Council’s carbon emissions. These actions will also inform how the Council allocates funding to achieve its carbon neutral goal. The Council has already set aside £1m of funding to support climate change, however further investment will be required, and it is vital this funding is prioritised to have the greatest…
… and Environment Emergency was declared by the full council. As part of this, we committed to the authority becoming carbon neutral and I was pleased to announce that this would be by 2030. Right from the get-go, The Council has been clear that climate change and looking after the environment must be the ‘green thread’ running through the organisation. In line with this, £1 million has been committed…
… as part of the budget for this thus far. The allocation of the £1 million will be further informed by the Carbon Management Plan, which sets out a series of actions including the development of a 10-year Climate and Environment Strategy. Foreword Cllr Harriet Pentland Executive Member for Climate and the Green Environment This has been developed with the assistance of the Climate Change…