Including 17 closely related terms such as emissions reductions, emissions reduction, and gas emissions.
… the importance of tackling all other indirect emissions that occur through our business (Scope 3 emissions) and has already begun work to understand and reduce these. As a Council, we have direct control of a very small proportion, less than 1%, of carbon emissions produced in the Borough however, there is a lot we can do to influence the remaining emissions reductions through local leadership…
… and Performance 1a 17Climate Change Strategy | Rugby Borough Council Transport In the UK, Domestic transport accounts for 22% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. The vast majority of this of this comes from the use of petrol and diesel in road transport, in particular passenger cars. Recent figures confirm that transport accounts for 25% of all carbon emissions in Rugby Borough. The future mobility needs…
… confirmed that the past 7 years have been the warmest 7 years on record and that greenhouse gas parts per million hit a record high of 420.23. We have seen temperatures in England reach 40oC. Last year, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, defined this crisis as a code red for humanity, stating that: “The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from…
… pleasure to introduce this Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan. In 2019, all parties unanimously agreed the declaration of a climate emergency. Following this, a cross party member working group began the development of this strategy with a view to achieving its ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In the course of developing this strategy, the working group also…
…. The actions, and in some cases our objectives, will evolve as we learn more about the best ways to address the challenges. However, this strategy allows us, for the first time, to set out a longer term vision for reducing emissions and improving the Borough’s natural environment and to lay the foundations which will ensure that climate change and our natural environment are a green thread running through…