Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… ............................................................................................................... 26 12. Monitoring and evaluation .............................................................................................................. 26 2 1. Foreword Today we face a global climate emergency which requires us to think beyond ‘business as usual’. But while central government must play a vital role we recognise that many of the solutions will happen…
… effective communication and leadership. We will take advantage of these and use this window of opportunity to shape our response to the global climate emergency. We have an exciting opportunity to address the challenge of climate change whilst also bringing about numerous co-benefits; reducing inequality, delivering sustainable new homes, creating a district with more green spaces and places…
… projections (UKCP18)3 suggest that the UK climate will continue to warm over the rest of this century, and on average, will result in hotter and drier summers, warmer and wetter winters with more extreme weather events expected, though individual years may not conform to this pattern4. 4 A Global Climate Emergency In May 2019 the UK became the first parliament to declare a climate…
… emergency. While there is no single definition of what that means Blaby District Council recognises this fact and has pledged to become carbon neutral across its services by 2030 and to use the powers and influence it has to support partners, business and the community to become carbon neutral across the district by 2050 if not sooner. In light of this the Council has committed to a wide range…