Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… do we need a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP)? Since the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in October 2018, a Climate Emergency movement has emerged. The report warned of the rapid and far reaching consequences of the earth’s warming of over 1.5°c. It concluded that limiting global warming to 1.5°c and so limiting the most extreme impacts…
… of climate change would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society. In response, Barnsley Council set out in its climate emergency declaration in September 2019 an ambitious and realistic vision for the borough to become net Zero Carbon by 2045 (Zero45) and as an organisation to lead by example to become net zero carbon by 2040 (Zero40). This is the first draft…
… necessary to develop a measuring and accreditation methodology which reports annually to the governance structures set out. We’ll develop this methodology during the first six months of this SEAP with the intention of reporting on the success of the first year of the programme at the end of 2020-2021. 7. How will we do it: the key principles Our response to the climate emergency will be successful…
… least able to pay. Develop wider climate understanding to raise awareness about the climate emergency and about the opportunities and benefits. Adequate resourcing to secure increased investment (capital and human resources) to match the scale of the challenge. Create stronger partnerships and networks to ensure climate action is given the priority it needs and is developed…
… informed the Climate Emergency Declaration speaks of a zero carbon target by 2040, at this moment absolute zero is not achievable and we are therefore focusing on a net zero target with offsetting where necessary. Carbon Budget: this is the total amount of carbon that can be emitted, allocated to a country, region, or organisation in order to constrain the rise in global temperature to no more…