Including the closely related term climate emergency.
…. Priority Action progressing well towards completion. Priority Action complete. 1 2 3 4 5 NET ZERO PROGRESS BAR LEGEND TIMELINE: Page 2 Net Zero Newcastle Foreword from the Leader In April 2019 Newcastle City Council (NCC) declared a Climate Emergency and made a bold commitment to achieving…
… city-wide Net Zero status by 2030. We’re by no means alone; over 300 UK councils have taken the important step of declaring a Climate Emergency and establishing Net Zero commitments, as well as the UK Government enshrining a Net Zero 2050 target into law. But while we are not alone in declaring a Net Zero transition, it is absolutely the case that there is no precedence or road map…
… that we are facing now must a pivotal moment in our transition to a low carbon future. The Climate Emergency is as real as it was before the pandemic and climate change remains the chal- lenge of our generation. It is clear from the scientific evidence that the impacts of climate change are stark and accelerating in severity. These systemic climate shocks are expected to have similarly profound…