Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… a legal duty to do so by 2050 at the latest. The Council unanimously declared a Climate Emergency in July 2019. Addressing the Council’s own carbon emissions is critical to safeguarding the environment, and ensuring Harlow is a town fit for the future. Since 2011, the Council has set out five-yearly carbon reduction targets and made significant progress in reducing emissions. This report…
…. This Council believes it is still possible to restore a safe climate and therefore declares a climate emergency” 3. The declaration included two overarching principles to a) Aim to reduce Harlow’s net carbon emissions as far as possible; b) Reduce the Council’s carbon footprint at a greater rate than it is already committed to doing so. 4. It is now proposed that these principles are replaced…