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Forest of Dean District Council

… those imported from abroad. Greenhouse gas – a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by trapping heat in the earth’s atmosphere. Examples include carbon dioxide (CO2) methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). The terms ‘carbon emissions’ and ‘CO2 emissions’ are often used interchangeably with ‘greenhouse gas emissions’. Scope 1 emissions (direct emissions) – activities owned…

… ......................................................................................................... 22 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Forest of Dean District Council ............................................. 23 Council emissions ................................................................................................................................ 24 District-wide emissions…

… average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. Heating above 2°C is widely agreed by scientists as likely to lead to significant and potentially catastrophic changes to the planet. Despite this current policies do not come close to the level of emissions reduction required to achieve these limits. In light…

… leader in enshrining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction commitments in law, and the amended Climate Change Act 2008 now commits the country to reducing net emissions to zero by 2050 and by 50% by 2030. The UK has submitted its national emissions reduction commitment to the UNFCCC, alongside all other participating countries. However, taken together, these individual national commitments…

… do not come close to the level of emissions reduction required to achieve the limits set in the Paris Agreement (Figure 1). If emissions are reduced in line with stated commitments, it would lead to global heating of around 1.9°C - 3°C by 2100. Heating above 2°C is widely agreed by scientists as likely to lead to significant and potentially catastrophic changes to the planet. In December…