Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… .......................................................................................................................................9 2.3: Local .............................................................................................................................................9 2.3.1: Additional information: What is net zero carbon? ...............................................................9 3.0: Guildford Borough Council - Climate Emergency Declaration…
… ..........................................................................................................19 5.3.1: Focus on Climate Emergency Funding ................................................................................19 5.3.2: Focus on Organisational Governance Emissions Reduction ...............................................19 5.3.3: Focus on Transport, Active Travel, and Air Quality .............................................................19 5.3.4: Focus on Renewable…
… ......................................................................0 3 Foreword by Councillor George Potter, Portfolio Holder for Climate Change and Organisational Development Dear residents of Guildford borough, On 23 July 2019, your borough council declared a climate emergency and committed itself to becoming a carbon neutral council by 2030. This action plan is our response to that declaration of a climate emergency…
… to tackle the climate emergency then we can help protect ourselves and our communities from its consequences. It is also vital to recognise that action must go beyond reducing greenhouse gasses. We must also act urgently to improve air quality, and to preserve and restore wildlife habitat. Guildford Borough Council is determined to play its part. Since declaring a climate emergency we have been…
… little to do. Others may be more difficult and expensive. Some will be impossible without support or funding by national government or Surrey County Council. We know achieving our goal will be difficult and costly, and it will require hard choices. This is why we have declared a climate emergency. An emergency requires us to act urgently and to make an extraordinary effort. That is what meeting…