Including the closely related term climate emergency.
…, Horsham District councillors acknowledged in a notice of motion strong scientific evidence and growing public concern about a wide range of damaging environmental matters, including a climate emergency. They committed to developing a plan of practical changes they can implement to work towards a net zero carbon target. Report Overview: As part of delivering that commitment, this work has…
… an urgent and unprecedented threat and that action is required across all aspects of society. The recognition of urgency is no longer just the message from environmental groups but is now being reiterated across a variety of sectors: • UK Local Authorities: The majority of Local Authorities in the UK have now declared a climate emergency, including several neighbouring authorities to Horsham…
… dominates decision making, and some local authorities have seen resources usually allocated to the climate emergency shift focus. Revenues may also have been effected, and social distancing measures can present barriers to public consultation on climate action planning measures. But the prospect of a Green Recovery also presents a number of short and long term opportunities for climate action…
…. However, we do not believe that this will substantially impact the target choice or proposed rationale. 1 2 3 29 Horsham District Council opted not to select a target date when they noted a climate emergency. Instead, they have chosen to review the different options available for setting a target and the implications of each. In this section we cover the wider context for setting…
… a target, including relevant policy, key considerations and the approaches available to HDC. 03 – SETTING A TARGET A) INTRODUCTION 30 03 – SETTING A TARGET CONTEXT National picture Over two-thirds of District, County, Unitary & Metropolitan Councils in the UK have now declared a Climate Emergency. Based on a full list of councils that have declared, the majority have set a target…