Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE NORTH TYNESIDE Carbon Net Zero 2030 Action Plan 2023/24 This Action Plan is the second revision of the North Tyneside Council approach to the Climate Emergency, and as Cabinet Member for the Climate Emergency, I am delighted to present its contents. In 2019, North Tyneside Council declared…
… a climate emergency. This declaration set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of the council’s operations, and the borough, by 50% by 2023 and to align to the Government’s net zero target of 2050. This aimed to build on the excellent work we had already undertaken to enhance and protect our environment. During 2020 we worked with industry experts The Carbon Trust, and consulted…
… with a wide range of stakeholders in the production of our Climate Emergency Action Plan, and this was presented to Cabinet in October 2020. However, in light of rising global emissions and the evidence of the need to take significant action well in advance of the 2050 target to limit global warming to well below 2 °C, the Council published a new ambitious policy commitment in the Our…
…” marketing and behavioural change campaign to stimulate further action by residents, visitors, businesses and stakeholders. Our vision for a future North Tyneside remains as it did in 2019 - based on collaboration and positive engagement with our communities, businesses and other public sector bodies. We have established a borough-wide Climate Emergency Board with large businesses…
… increasing in coming years. We continue to work with government departments and the academic sector to strengthen our approach and we continue to search out and apply for grant funding to aid our journey to net zero. Foreword by Cllr Sandra Graham: Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency 2 ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE NORTH TYNESIDE Carbon Net Zero 2030 Action Plan 2023/24…