Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… 1 1 CL IMATE CHANGE & ENV IRONMENT STRATEGY 2021-2026 2 3 FOREW ORD Foreword by Cllr Alison Gwynne Since declaring a climate emergency in February, 2020, Tameside Council have looked carefully at how we can further reduce our contribution to global warming. Initiatives such as the decarbonisation of the public estate…
…, lakes and ponds. Climate change Change in temperature attributed to raised concentrations of greenhouse gases Climate emergency A global movement to expedite collective action to avoid environmental damage CO2 Carbon dioxide – a product of combustion and most abundant greenhouse gas CO2e Carbon dioxide equivalent – aggregated greenhouse gases attributed to the chemical value of carbon…
… in the relevant action plans. 6 7 7 Tameside Council in partnership with similar organisations across the globe, have declared a climate emergency. This demonstrates that we face an unprecedented and serious situation. However - there are in fact precedents; where urgent action was coordinated by governments to counter environmental problems, with encouraging, successful outcomes. The killer “pea…
…. The plan focus on Places, Economy and People. A further incentive to redouble efforts came when the Fridays for Future movement began to influence government globally – introducing the principle of Climate Emergency. Tameside formally declared a Climate Emergency in February 2020, committing to act to reduce the Borough’s carbon impact to “Net Zero” by 2038 based on Tyndall Centre research…
… and in partnership with other GM boroughs. INTRODU CT ION 1992 Rio Earth Summit & UNFCCC 2008 UK Drafts Climate Change Act 2015 UK Becomes Signatory of UNFCCC’s “Paris Agreement” 2019 Greater Manchester Combined Authorities ratify “Five Year Environment Plan” 2020 Tameside Council Declares a Climate Emergency The cost of pollution on the health service is immense - from increased…