Including the closely related term district.
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Appendix 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2 Introduction Richmondshire District Council’s Climate Change Action Plan sets out the actions the Council is taking over the next few years to tackle climate change. It is primarily concerned with taking action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that arise from its own estate, operations…
… rise to 1.5C or less. This is the level that is needed to prevent catastrophic global climate change and to help avoid more extreme weather events and higher average temperatures across the District. The Met Office projects that if carbon emissions are not reduced significantly and global temperatures rise by 4C, the volume of rain on a single winter’s day could increase by 21% at Hawes…
… Climate Change Commission, and at the local level through other influential organisations operating within the District, such as the Ministry of Defence (MOD), the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) and North Yorkshire County Council (the County Council). 3 The Plan aligns with the ambition of the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to achieve net zero…
…, the Government will host COP26, the international conference on climate change. At the sub- regional level, the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership has set out its ambition for the area to be carbon neutral by 2034, and organisations active within the District, such as the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Yorkshire Water have made their own declarations and action plans. Also…
…, with the Council’s involvement, a new Richmondshire Climate Action Partnership Group has been formed, comprising volunteers from across the District with a range of knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm for tackling climate change. 4 Figure 2.1: The Richmondshire Climate Emergency declaration at a glance* • There is a climate emergency that requires urgent action • The Council…