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Shetland Islands Council

… of being net zero by 2045, with interim emissions reduction targets of 75% by 2030 and 90% by 2040 against 1990 emissions levels, based on advice from the independent UK Climate Change Committee. As a Local Authority, Shetland Islands Council has a statutory duty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with Scotland’s national target of 2045, and to demonstrate we are working towards…

… a more ambitious target of net zero by 2045, with interim emissions reduction targets of 75% by 2030 and 90% by 2040 against 1990 emissions levels, based on advice from the independent UK Climate Change Committee. As a Local Authority, Shetland Islands Council has a statutory duty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with Scotland's national target of 2045, and to demonstrate we are working…

… changes that will take place as the UK and the world transition to a net zero future. • Start mainstreaming carbon neutrality considerations into all activity. • Accelerate activities to reduce emissions immediately. • Plan for larger emissions reductions longer-term. • Increase visibility of action on carbon neutrality to enhance and support buy-in. Climate Change StrategyClimate Change Strategy…

… and methodology of measuring greenhouse gas (GHG emisions, establish a baseline for emissions and develop pathways for what measures need to be taken for the council as an organisation and Shetland as an area to reduce emissions and reach net zero. For the council, pathways included measures around decarbonising the fleet, vessels, estate, operations and land holdings. In November 2022…

… thousands or even millions of years for even a small shift in temperature. We have now seen 1.2 degrees of global warming in the last century because of certain human activities, predominantly the extraction and burning of hydrocarbons and global farming practices. This leads to the release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, which acts as a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping…