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Forest of Dean District Council

… significantly over the same period. However most of this is down to excellent progress in reducing emissions from electricity generation, while reductions in other sectors have stalled. It is a call for rapid and sustained action in order that we globally will be able to cope with the risks to life on the planet. The International Panel on Climate Change set out in 2018 that limiting global warming…

…, and cities are needed to limit global warming to 1.5c. Global net human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) would need to fall by about 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching ‘net zero’ around 2050. This means that any remaining emissions would need to be balanced by removing CO2 from the air. The report highlights a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting…

…). Council carbon audit Review of council carbon emissions 2018/19. Community Engagement Developing strategy to support community activity. Delivering free energy audit to all long-term industrial unit tenants, act as case studies for other local businesses. Launched climate change webpage on council website. Parish and Town council and community climate action day planned for March 2020…

… a difference S-M Housing Associations Home Owners Landlords Private sector Housing CE Partnership / Network E Support public transport change (PG) Work with GCC to deliver more low carbon solutions M –L GCC P & T Councils Potentially through the CE partnership / Network and Cabinet Support Group T Embed Climate Change implications in decision making at all levels…

… in activity to meet net zero carbon emissions by 2030. A ‘business as usual’ approach will not enable us to keep below 1.5°C global temperate rise. 3.2. In terms of considering emissions, carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas responsible for climate change. However, for ease of reporting, all greenhouse gas emissions are normally expressed as metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent…