Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… limiting the city’s emissions to 15 million tonnes of CO2 between 2018 and 2100. This ambitious target required the city to reduce its emissions by 13% every year and become net zero carbon by 2038. A climate emergency was also declared by Manchester City Council on 10 July 2019. The Council’s direct CO2 emissions are approximately 2.3% of the city’s total, therefore working with the rest…
… 2019, Manchester City Council declared a climate emergency. This declaration recognised the need for the city to do more to reduce its carbon emissions and mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and demonstrated the Council’s commitment to be at the forefront of the global climate response to climate change and to lead by example. The scientifically calculated target is for the City…
… for limiting their CO2 emissions by increasing and accelerated their activity to ensure they play an active part in Manchester’s path towards becoming net zero carbon. 3.6 The 10 July 2019 Climate Emergency Motion included the following requests: Continue working with partners across Manchester and GMCA to deliver the 2038 target, and determine if an earlier target can be possible, through…
… 20% of the city’s emissions. 5.6 As the plan develops, the financial implications will be considered as part of the Council’s Revenue Budget proposals and Capital Strategy from 2020/21. 6.0 Progress against the 10 July 2019 Climate Emergency Motion 6.1 Significant work has been undertaken to respond to the content of the Climate Emergency Motion which was declared in July…
… 2019. Table 2 below, provides the latest update on all the specific objectives contained within the Motion. The objectives have been reordered under the workstream headings mentioned above for ease of reporting. Table 2: Progress against Climate Emergency Motion Decision making, policies and standards Declare a Climate Emergency. Declared 10 July 2019. Continue working with partners…