Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… and purchasing local goods. The Plan enables us to all share the benefits of quiet and calm neighbourhoods with accessible and safe, low carbon travel options. The Plan also sets out how we can increase the amount of power generated in our borough through clean and green energy. Most importantly, the Plan sets out how we as a community will work together to address the Climate Emergency. Since the draft…
… areas. But there is now increased awareness on the impact of carbon and greenhouse gases as scientists have learnt and are seeing the impact of carbon emissions on our climate across the globe. The globe is now in a Climate Change Crisis and dramatic action is required. In March 2019, Haringey Council declared a Climate Emergency. In doing so, the Council committed to developing an action…
… plan to decarbonise the borough by the earliest date that was both ambitious but achievable. The foundation work was done with ARUP when the Council first committed to becoming a net zero-carbon borough, in the Borough Plan (2019- 2024). ARUP provided science-based analysis that informed the actions that could be delivered and to what timeframe. Based on the Climate Emergency declaration…
… human wellbeing, economic viability and the functioning of the natural world. In response to clear scientific evidence and consensus on climate change, and rising public concerns, Haringey Council declared a Climate Emergency in March 2019, being one of the first London Councils to do so. The Draft Haringey Climate Change Action Plan was published in March 2020. Following its launch, the Action…
… (coined as ‘40:20’). In 2018 we set a new target to become a net zero-carbon borough by 2050. The Council had worked with Arup to set out a road map to 2050 and, after the Council declared a climate emergency in March 2019, it followed up with a Climate Emergency Report bringing the 2050 target forward to the earliest possible date, which we now believe to be 2041. As every tonne of carbon…