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Cornwall Council (Unitary)

…, a promise to work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030, ensuring that Cornwall plays its part in restricting global warming to 1.50C. Our actions must dramatically reduce our carbon emissions, limiting the potential impacts of the climate emergency, but also adapt our society to meet the changes that are already coming. We must make sure that no-one is left behind, and that the Cornwall we…

… gases in the atmosphere, causing global temperatures to rise. These are the gases we mean when we talk about reducing our emissions, and for the sake of simplicity we often refer to them all as carbon emissions. The Climate Stripes graph above, created by Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading, shows a clear trend in England towards a hotter climate since records began. Each colour…

… stripe represents the average temperature per year from 1884 to 2018, ranging from 7.6°C (dark blue) to 10.8°C (dark red). This changing temperature will have a huge effect on the way we live and is already impacting people around the world. If we continue the way we are, Cornwall’s carbon emissions will continue to grow, leading to further dangerous impacts, some of which are shown…

… Cornwall’s call to action Where we need to be Becoming carbon neutral Carbon neutrality… refers to achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount sequestered or offset. UN Environment Programme Becoming carbon neutral can be achieved in two ways, by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases…

…. This means taking actions elsewhere which will capture the same amount of carbon so the emissions are balanced out. This is the last resort, but is critical to becoming carbon neutral. We have set the ambitious target of becoming Carbon Neutral by 2030 There are lots of different ways to approach reducing carbon emissions, and some of them have a bigger impact than others. To meet our…