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South Ayrshire Council

… | P a g e 2.2.2 Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 The Climate Change Act13 creates the statutory framework for greenhouse gas emissions reductions in Scotland by setting an interim 42 percent reduction target for 2020. It requires the development of five yearly Climate Change Plans and places climate change duties on public bodies. The Scottish Government introduced a Climate Change…

… poverty.  Promote sustainable travel and resource efficiency (reuse, recycle).  Develop low carbon and resilient infrastructure to enable sustainable living and working for all. Paris Agreement and Scotland’s Climate Change Plan  Council plans, strategies and policies support emissions reduction across the council area.  Work with communities to reduce emissions (waste, travel, energy, food…

… a good quality of life now and in the future – with a thriving economy, just society and healthy environment – while working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst effects of climate change and build resilience to adapt to its impacts. We will achieve this goal by working together across council services, with our community planning partners and the wider community…

… to human activity, and this is leading to significant impacts such as rising sea level, more intense storms, hotter temperatures – all affecting our health and livelihoods now and in the future. If greenhouse gas emissions are reduced early and rapidly, the extent of climate change will be mitigated. The Council has a key role to play here in reducing its own emissions and helping its…

… development and climate change is: People in South Ayrshire enjoy a good quality of life now and in the future – with a thriving economy, just society and healthy environment – while working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst effects of climate change and build resilience to adapt to its impacts. The strategy has three themes:  Sustainable Council: the Council’s scope…