Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… Delivering a net zero carbon borough by 2050 is an objective in the Borough Plan 2019-23. However, in light of the new scientific evidence published in the report Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2018), Full Council in March 2019 agreed to declare a climate emergency, and to review this date for delivery with a view…
… in the delivery of services. A plan for bringing the rest of the Council’s operations to net zero as soon as possible will be completed by the end of 2021. 5. Alternative options considered 5.1 Do nothing. This was rejected as it would not comply with the Borough Plan, or the Full Council resolution of March 2019 to declare a Climate Emergency and deliver a costed and deliverable action plan…
… timeframe to achieve zero carbon status and currently remains the Mayor of London’s and national government’s position. However, this timeframe does not reflect the climate emergency or the ambition of Haringey Council. Furthermore, based on the Council’s analysis, it has been determined that there are several actions which can be brought forward with new powers and funding from regional and national…
… emissions by 35.9% in the period from 2005 to 2017. 6.6 The Haringey Borough Plan 2019-23, adopted by Cabinet in February 2019, stated the Council’s ambition to deliver the 40:20 ambition, and then move Haringey towards being a net zero carbon borough by 2050. Building on this, in March 2019 Full Council declared a Climate Emergency and urged the development of an action plan to decarbonise…
… a timetable for delivery. 6.10 As every tonne of carbon not emitted is vital, and in the context of an emergency, the Action Plan recognises that many of the actions should be commenced urgently. Therefore, rather than accepting a linear decrease in carbon emissions, the plan deliberately proposes accelerating actions in response to the climate emergency wherever possible. For this reason…