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Worcestershire County Council

… of this document. WCC is seeking to cut carbon emissions from its property, transport and street lighting, as well as emissions from contracts, such as highways maintenance and household waste management. A total emissions reduction of 40% since 2009/10 has been achieved to date, with annual energy savings of c£400,000. WCC has a long history of action on climate change. The council led one of the UK’s…

… Zero Carbon Plan 7 Worcestershire County Council’s Carbon Emissions 4 N.B. data availability issue with air travel data due to different financial arrangements for purchasing flights. WCC will work to ensure data reliability in emissions accounting going forwards. The council monitors and reports on carbon emissions from the following sources: Direct emissions from WCC owned or controlled…

… first countywide climate change strategies in 2002, agreeing with partners to set and work towards what were then ambitious targets for countywide carbon emissions reduction, and adaptation to climatic change. The council was awarded Beacon Council status for its work in 2008/9. Worcestershire County Council - Net Zero Carbon Plan 3 http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/downloads…

…-being. Such impacts include stronger storms, more erratic weather, dangerous heat waves, rising sea levels, and large-scale disruption to food production, infrastructure and human migration patterns. The report made recommendation on measures required to meet this 1.5°C target. It cautioned a rapid and transformative approach to carbon emission reduction up to 2030 in order to avoid catastrophic…

… climate change and advised achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest. The UK government adopted that target in 2019. “Without increased and urgent mitigation ambition in the coming years, leading to a sharp decline in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, global warming will surpass 1.5°C in the following decades, leading to irreversible loss of the most fragile ecosystems…