Including 13 closely related terms such as gas emissions, carbon emissions, and gas emission.
… with amended climate projections, and the UK Government increase the UK legislated target for greenhouse gas emission reductions to at least 100% lower then the 1990 baseline by 2050. In April 2021 a new target was enshrined into law to cut national emissions by 78% by 2035. Climate Change Committee The Climate Change Committee (CCC) undertakes an annual assessment of whether the UK is on course to meet…
… consultation and scrutiny from the Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The Council is a member of the Cool Wirral Partnership and has committed to supporting the delivery of the Cool2 Strategy and to a contribution to it in the form of the Climate Emergency Action Plan. The Cool2 strategy sets two goals for Wirral the place: To stay within a local emissions ‘budget’ of 7.7 million tonnes (Mt…
… accredited Carbon Literate Organisation – encouraging its staff and elected members to further learn and understand the importance of lowering carbon emissions and protecting our climate. Additional projects, to improve Wirral’s resilience and adapt to the changes that climate change will bring, are progressing to ensure that floods can be managed and resulting damage is limited. The West Kirby Flood…
… temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It entered into force on the 4th of November 2016. To achieve this long-term temperature goal, countries aim to reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible to reach a climate neutral world by mid-century. The Paris Agreement works…
… on a 5-year cycle of increasingly ambitious climate action carried out by countries. By 2020, countries submit their plans for climate action known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In their NDCs, countries communicate actions that they will take to reduce their Greenhouse Gas emissions to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement. The actions also include action on how to build resistance…