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South Gloucestershire Council

… was focused on carbon emissions reduction only, the high-level recommendations are set out below: Area wide strategic recommendations to deliver carbon neutrality by 2030:  Maximise support for domestic retrofit (most likely largest remaining contributor to area emissions),  Plug gaps in action on decarbonising heat,  Maximise business engagement in carbon emissions reduction,  Maximise…

… (Scope 1 and 2), and to influence indirect emissions (Scope 3) and to demonstrate the leadership required to enable South Gloucestershire to become Carbon Neutral by 2030. 50. Many steps are required to build resilience to the local impacts of a changing climate and to support nature recovery. It is recognised that the cost burden of failing to mitigate emissions and to adapt to current…

… tipping points, but only with the rapid scaling up of emissions reduction. The UK has committed to reduce emissions in 2030 by 68% compared to 1990 levels, according to the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. The UK is not on track to hit this target despite a significant reduction in emissions in 2023. Much of the progress to date has come from phasing out coal…

… because it has become standard practice. Key elements of this integrated work are:  Strategy and Policy - We continue to comment on, input into and influence all Council and regional strategies and plans to ensure the implementation of Climate and Nature Emergency objectives including the new Council Plan.  Carbon emissions reduction and adaptation and resilience monitoring - We continue…

… recommendations to deliver carbon neutrality:  Become a carbon neutral council (direct emissions), reduce Scope 3 emissions,  Embed climate and nature decision making as standard in council processes and ramp up internal and external training,  Work with organisations across South Gloucestershire on emissions reduction and adaptation,  Prepare the area and council for the local impacts…