Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… Region Combined Authority would like to thank all the members of the Climate Partnership for their support and commitment in developing our response to the Climate Emergency. Foreword The challenges that have faced the Liverpool City Region over the last year have prompted reflections on the future of our region. The COVID pandemic has highlighted inequalities both economic and social…
… and Ecological Emergency and reach net zero carbon by 2040. In order to catalyse rapid action, the Climate Partnership has overseen the preparation of this Year One Climate Action Plan. We have seen that to successfully address a crisis, we must take rapid and concerted action. This plan is just the start of a journey that will shape the future of the Liverpool City Region and enable all our communities…
… our sustainable future, including: hydrogen and electrically fuelled public transport options, renewable energy projects such as Mersey Tidal power - and housing energy efficiency improvements across the city region. These projects show our commitment to addressing the climate and ecological emergency, but they are only the start and there is much more work to do. The Liverpool City Region…
…. A Climate Emergency was declared by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority (CA) in June 2019, pledging the LCR to become net zero carbon by 2040. In July 2019 the Government committed to achieve this target across the UK by 2050. The scale and pace of action required to achieve these ambitious targets is not underestimated, however the recent COVID pandemic has shown how effective rapid…
… all members of the community to participate in development of the 2040 plan. It is recognised that many of the actions that must be taken to avoid the climate emergency are for individual people making choices in their life and work. Nevertheless, these choices will be helped and enabled by strategic intervention at the City Region scale, particularly in terms of infrastructure…