Including 20 closely related terms such as emissions reduction, gas emissions, and reduction.
… Change declaration in 2007. This was a voluntary agreement that committed the Council to working with the Scottish and UK Governments to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, taking steps to adapt to the impact of climate change, and working with communities on the issue. 3.2 On 31 October 2019 The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 became law. It amends…
… the Passivhaus design standard for all new housing and non residential buildings; A biennial energy audit of Council buildings and depots to assess its performance and inform future actions to reduce its carbon emissions Recycling and Waste Treatment 5.16 Landfill waste is a source of methane gas emissions. Reducing the amount of waste produced, by recycling more of the waste produced and reducing…
… emissions as much as possible. The current MLDP continues this support for greater building energy efficiency and extends this requirement to meet the minimum carbon dioxide emissions reduction target of the then 2015 Building Regulations, and any subsequent revisions to these Regulations. The current plan will be subject of a review and will incorporate whatever measures arise from the Government’s…
… targets in the world and if achieved, its contribution to climate change will end within a generation. 3.3 The legislation maintains an obligation on public bodies to exercise their functions “in a way that it considers is most sustainable”, and in a way best calculated to contribute to delivering the emissions reduction targets and any statutory programme for adapting to a changing climate…
…. The latest Met Office climate projection data for Midlothian (2018) (10) estimates that under a mid-range carbon emissions scenario, summers will be 5% drier and winters 7% wetter compared to those in 1990. Both summer and winter days will, on average be 1°C hotter. Under a high carbon emissions scenario, summers will be 5% drier and winters 10% wetter compared to those in 1990. Both winter and summer…