Including 17 closely related terms such as reduce, reduce, and reduce emissions.
… of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. The high emission scenario demonstrated that: Summer temperatures could be up to 5.4C hotter by 2070 Winters could be up to 4.2C warmer The chance of a summer as hot as 2018 is around 50% by 2050 Sea levels in London could rise by up to 1.15 metres by 2100 Subsequently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2018 special report…
… direct action to reduce the Council’s carbon emissions. Overview The UK Committee on Climate Change has identified reducing emissions from local authority owned buildings, estates and operations as a key responsibility for local authorities. NHDC has made significant efforts to reduce emissions from its estate and operations over the past eighteen years and will continue to plan our work…
… to provide leadership and support for both businesses and residents to switch to renewable energy, and to adapt to the impacts of planning projects. The Council can play an important role as local planning authority, in reducing carbon emissions and providing further supplementary planning guidance to encourage more sustainable development and work towards carbon neutrality. This is especially…
… action to address the causes of climate change across the district. We undertook to engage with the community to identify ways in which the council could work towards the goal of achieving a district with zero carbon emissions. We recognise that the influence of the council is wider than the services that it delivers. This revised Climate Change Strategy updates our plans and commitments…
… to build on the results of the work with the community and with other councils across Hertfordshire. Firstly, it sets out what the council will do to reduce its own carbon emissions to achieve a carbon neutral position by 2030. Secondly it describes how the council will change its policies to enable others to reduce their carbon emissions. Thirdly it explains how we will lead the way to encourage…