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…% 95% 99% 100% 99% 94% 5° 5° 5° 5° 6° 6° 6° 6° 23 25 2441 43 43 42 41 What Sefton Council are doing about Climate Change PAGE 2 Foreword Climate change represents a significant threat to our future and preventing and protecting ourselves from climate change is a top priority. Recent extreme weather events over several years have presented severe challenges to property, transport…

…, agriculture and other services in the Sefton area and have led to the deaths and displacement of thousands of people worldwide. The Meteorological Office clearly states that these kind of extreme weather events are significantly more likely if we take no action on reducing our carbon emissions; the main driver of man-made climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC…

… transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities” needed to turn this around, so we can avoid reaching tipping points where we would no longer have the ability to avoid extreme weather events. Children in Sefton will be in their teens and twenties in 11 years’ time. They deserve a liveable Sefton. We must act now to ensure this. Bold climate action can deliver economic…

… 5 Climate Emergency and Sefton As a coastal borough, Sefton feels the effects of climate change more keenly than other parts of the UK. The impacts for Sefton from a changing climate include, more extreme weather events. This could include warmer and wetter winters, hotter and drier summers, more frequent and intense storms and increased coastal flooding and erosion. Work has been ongoing…

… to prepare Sefton for extreme weather. The Shoreline Management Plan sets the coastal defence policy for up to 100 years. However, the deliverability of these policies will be affected by the changes in the climate. Extreme weather will impact negatively on our communities and businesses and we must do all in our power to reduce the likelihood of an extreme weather event. Sefton has a wealth…