Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… SUTTON’S ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY 2019–2025 & CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN CONTENTS Foreword - Cllr Manuel Abellan 3 Foreword - Cllr Ben Andrew 5 The Vision 6 Be part of this! 8 Cleaner air 12 A greener borough 16 Achieving net zero carbon 20 Creating a circular economy 24 Tackling climate change 28 Implementation…
… Manuel Abellan, Chair of Environment and Neighbourhood Committee Sutton’s Environment Strategy | 32 | Sutton’s Environment Strategy FOREWORD 2020 Sutton has declared a climate emergency and committed to the borough reducing its carbon emissions to net zero. This is an enormous ambition but the right thing to do for our environment and the health and security of future generations…
… and surveys held in February and March 2020, the Council has been able to prioritise what the people of Sutton want to see happen. Thank you for sharing your ideas and concerns, your challenge, priorities and pledges. Since we declared a climate emergency, the world has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has impacted some of our plans, and we’ve seen setbacks in the use of public transport…
… of the action tackling climate change. Councillor Ben Andrew, Vice-Chair of Environment and Neighbourhood Committee and Chair of the Climate Emergency Task and Finish Group Sutton’s Environment Strategy | 54 | Sutton’s Environment Strategy SUTTON WILL BE LONDON’S MOST SUSTAINABLE BOROUGH Our zero carbon future means cleaner air, and more journeys taken by bike, public transport…
… and local sources of energy, helping to deliver boroughwide zero carbon emissions. Take action to tackle fuel poverty. TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE Retain Sustainable Food City status each year. Raise awareness of the climate emergency and the impacts of climate change on Sutton. CREATING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY Reduce waste and increase reuse and recycling from 50% year on year. Embed…