Including 13 closely related terms such as gas emissions, carbon emissions, and reduce emissions.
… to reduce emissions. Energy Generation Waverley will look at ways to increase renewable energy generation and use both on its own properties and within its requirements through the planning process. the council will maximize opportunities to install solar panels on Council owned assets. Countryside and Biodiversity The council will improve and protect the biodiversity and ecology…
… car parks and introduction of pool cars were completed to contribute to that target. Overall between 2008 and 2014 there was an 8.5% reduction in carbon emissions. Previously, there has been a number of challenges including limited budgets, lack of political commitment, changes in service delivery and data accuracy. However many lessons have been learnt. Waverley has now made…
… a political and organisational commitment to embed carbon reduction into all we do, consider energy efficiency at the start of projects, identify opportunities and plan ahead and implement robust data collection. 5 Introduction The UK Climate Change Act 2008 sets a statutory target to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 1990 figures by 2050. The Intergovernmental…
… of the natural world and its biodiversity. In May 2019, the UK Committee on Climate Change recommended that the UK Government respond by increasing their target to net- zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Government has now adopted this target and on the 1st May 2019 the House of Commons passed a motion declaring a national climate change emergency. On 18th September 2019, Waverley…
…-friendly transport network taking action on air quality issues, especially those caused by vehicle emissions, and encouraging zero-carbon buses and taxis working with partners to ensure the environmental stewardship of our open spaces are of the highest quality including the promotion of biodiversity, rewilding and the phasing out of pesticide use other than in exceptional and defined…