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Rother District Council

… with the production of statutory Environmental Improvement Plans (the first being the January 2018 25 Year Environment Plan). Future Homes Standard Homes are a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions responsible for 15% of the UK's total emissions in 2018. What is more – unlike other sectors such as business, transport and energy supply – residential homes saw emission levels rise between 2017…

…, and pests and diseases. The UK Climate Change Act 2008 set a statutory target to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 1990 by 2050. In May 2019, the UK Committee on Climate Change recommended that the UK Government increase the statutory target to Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Government has now adopted this target. Solutions are available to build resilience…

… Agreement is the first truly global effort to reduce emissions. To date, 160 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) parties have made voluntary pledges to reduce emissions up to 2030, including China, the US and the European Union (on behalf of the UK and other EU nations). The main aim of the Paris Agreement is to hold the increase in global average temperature to well…

… below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. Overall, the current pledges would lead to lower global emissions compared to previous expectations. But further action will be required to keep warming to below 2°C or 1.5°C. National Context The UK Climate Change Act commits the UK Government by law to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 100% of 1990…

… development of the south east of England in offshore wind  Solar and microgrid on landfill sites – build solar arrays on council owned landfill sites to generate an income and reduce emissions  Biomass fuel supply chain development – support the development of a biomass supply chain to utilise natural resources of the south east of England  Solar energy for Network Rail – support…