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East Cambridgeshire District Council

….html https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/world-population-prospects-2017.html 6 biodiversity and reducing pollution. The necessity of reaching net-zero was enshrined in UK law on 27th June 2019, requiring the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. More recently, Government has committed to a new interim target of a 78% cut…

… in our gas, electricity, oil and petrol prices, by reducing our fossil fuel consumption (through better home insulation, or driving that little bit less) we can help offset those higher prices as well as be doing our bit for reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. I know all of this is easier said than done. But I am very keen to help, to take actions which not only boost the local…

… the need to act fast now to reduce our net emissions as quickly as possible, and as deeply as possible, on our journey to net zero emissions. As such, and as introduced in the second edition of this Environment Plan (June 2021 edition), the Council has already brought forward by 10 years, from 2050 to 2040, its own net zero carbon emissions target date, and has set the following interim targets…

… and conserving natural capital such as wildlife, plants, air, water and soils. (Source: Cambridgeshire County Council Climate Change and Environment Strategy, 2022) What is mitigation? Mitigation of carbon emissions addresses the causes of climate change. It describes those actions which reduce, prevent or capture greenhouse gas emissions. Alongside the views of our communities, the current…

… that the sooner mitigation of carbon emissions occurs, the greater the overall reduction of carbon emissions generated by 2040. For example, if you reduce 20 tonnes of CO2 in 2022, this produces a cumulative impact of 400 tonnes reduction by 2040. ‘Net Zero Carbon’ means, first, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the lowest possible level. Then, for any remaining emissions, offsetting them…