Including 4 closely related terms such as environmental, environment, and environmental emergency.
… LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES - CLIMATE CHANGE SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2019-20241 LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES Climate Emergency Strategy 2019-2024 LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES - CLIMATE CHANGE SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2019-20242 CONTENTS London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 1 Climate Emergency…
… Strategy 2019-2024 1 Foreword 3 Introduction and context 4 The threat of climate change 4 Sustainability 6 Impacts of Climate Change on Richmond upon Thames 7 The Climate Emergency Strategy and how it fits with other strategies 11 Implementing this strategy 12 The Richmond Climate Emergency Vision 13 Our Council: Becoming carbon neutral as an organisation by 2030 15 Our legacy: Climate Change…
… on the planet and society. On the 1st May 2019 the House of Commons passed a motion declaring a national climate change emergency, following on from climate change emergency declarations by both the Welsh and Scottish governments. On 28th November 2019 the European Parliament declared a global “climate and environmental emergency”, urged all EU countries to commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions…
…, and to minimise its environmental impact by cutting carbon emissions, waste and pollution. On 9 July 2019, we declared a climate emergency. While many solutions to climate change will need to be tackled at a national or international level, all levels of government, communities, businesses and individuals have a role to play in addressing climate change. In declaring a climate emergency, Richmond…
… necessary by January 2020, in order to realise this goal and become carbon neutral by 2030. • Richmond upon Thames needs an ambitious Climate Emergency Strategy which can: • Ensure that we have our own house in order and are doing all we can to prevent climate change • Ensure our services are resilient and adaptable enough to respond to the impacts of climate change • Provide community…