Including 18 closely related terms such as reduce, reduce, and emissions reduction.
… the Ward End and Cole Valley Green Skills Hub project. December 2023 8 Chapter 2 - Introduction and Policy Context 2.1 Background to Climate Change – Legislation 2.1.1 Climate Change Act 2008- The Climate Change Act sets out emission reduction targets that the UK must comply with legally. It represents the first global legally binding climate change mitigation target set…
…. The agreement is wide in scope and provides the international framework for UK legislation. The Agreement includes (Article 12) an obligation to communicate about climate change and (Article 11) sustainable development goals as well as the more familiar carbon emission targets to limit global heating. 2.1.10 Background to Climate Change – Policy Some of the key national policies that underpin…
… Footprint 2.3.1 Consultants Anthesis were commissioned in January 2020 to undertake a study setting out the current emissions baseline for the city and to make recommendations which could be implemented to reduce carbon emissions. The Anthesis report broke down the emissions into two elements, the Council’s own emissions and City wide emissions. 2.3.2 Council’s own emissions: The report…
…%) • Industrial process (2%) • Industrial product use (<1%) • CHP generation (<1%) https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/file/14799/council_plan_2019_update 11 • Local renewable generation (<1%) 2.3.4 The report further states that the carbon budget for the Birmingham City region between 2020-2100 is 27.5 MtCO2. A consistent annual emissions reduction rate…
… at a later date and the additional cost of adapting to the unavoidable impacts of climate change in the future. Despite this, there is a need to attract significant funding to deliver net zero carbon across the City Council and the City, this cannot be delivered within existing resources. This call to action will focus on actions that deliver the most benefit in terms of reducing carbon emissions…