Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… Approach’ in March 2021, which includes general and sectoral organisational targets for 2025 as stepping stones towards achieving its 2050 net zero carbon ambition. As yet, there are no published ambitions or targets for Catterick Garrison specifically. The Yorkshire Dales National Park has declared a climate emergency and it is focusing on supporting the transition to a sustainable, low carbon…
…, and by 2030, to achieve annual carbon savings of at least 30 times their annual emissions from woodland planting that they have directly funded. The County Council are developing a carbon reduction plan to reach its target of net- zero neutrality for the Council by 2030, or as near to that date as possible. The Council’s climate emergency declaration In response to the evidence before…
… it, the Council declared a climate emergency in July 2019, and highlighted the commitment to tackling climate change in its Council Plan 2019-2023. Through its climate emergency declaration, the Council has committed to tackling climate change, including achieving net zero carbon emissions from its own operations and activities by 2030. The emergency declaration included a range of specific and general…
… commitments (see Figure 2.1) which together with other appropriate projects and activities, have been brought together in this Action Plan. Since the Council declared a climate emergency, momentum for taking action has built. For example, by the end of June 2021, the Government will have set in law a UK target to reduce carbon emissions by 78% from their 1990 levels by 2035, and later in 2021…
…, with the Council’s involvement, a new Richmondshire Climate Action Partnership Group has been formed, comprising volunteers from across the District with a range of knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm for tackling climate change. 4 Figure 2.1: The Richmondshire Climate Emergency declaration at a glance* • There is a climate emergency that requires urgent action • The Council…