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Sunderland City Council

… and we must deploy our limited resources to achieve the greatest carbon reduction impact. It is therefore essential that we have a full understanding of carbon datasets. We need to understand the nature and sources of the climate emissions at city level by using reliable baseline information in order to determine an appropriate scale and type of intervention. Whilst data is very important…

… budget would remain by 2040. This remaining budget could either be offset 3 The Setting City Area Targets and Trajectories for Emissions Reduction (SCATTER) tool, commissioned by Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has developed a methodology for Local Authorities to set carbon emissions targets that are consistent with United Nations Paris Climate Agreement. Sunderland…

… adding more than 0.2°C to that figure. This tells us that global action is needed now and efforts must be made to go faster and further in reducing emissions to keep us safe. This is the climate emergency. As a city Sunderland needs to act now to reduce direct and indirect carbon emissions. We need to prepare and adapt to deal with the projected impacts of climate change. This Low…

… Carbon Framework is a call to action. We are calling on you, as people who live, work, visit and invest in Sunderland, to join with us on this exciting decade of transformation. This Framework gives the city clear focus and direction in our quest for significant carbon reduction and provides the strategy within which we can each take responsibility and work together. This Framework has…

… and is investing heavily in low carbon initiatives, such as the pioneering Core 364 project in Roker. Our pledge to reduce carbon emissions in the city sits alongside our ongoing commitment to minimise fuel poverty across our tenants and the city- wide partnership approach to the Low Carbon Framework is key to the anchor organisations in Sunderland achieving shared goals.” Ken Bremner, Chief…