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… to get it back up and running. Not only did she give the café a new look, but she also made it more flood resilient. This involved features like sockets high above where water could rise, treated bricks and a counter that can be wheeled to higher ground when there is a flood warning. You can learn more about the Blue Teapot’s flood resilience measures in this 3D tour. Our Themes and Key…
… Calderdale Climate Action Plan 2022 CALDERDALE ACTION PLAN 2022-25 CLIMATE DRAFT DRAFT OUR PATH TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE Tackling Climate Change is the challenge of our generation. Here in Calderdale, it’s a challenge we are ready to face. We’ve gone through devastating floods and learned a lot about taking action…
…: • Renewable Energy: Influencing national government to ensure communities can benefit from local energy production • Transport: 70% of the decisions on transport policy are nationally controlled and making sure our buses function properly will mean action from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority • Natural Flood Management (NFM): NFM needs to happen on a large scale to have a big impact. This means…
… in 50 or 100 years are now happening more frequently, and heatwaves are becoming more intense. Working Together We will continue to offer flood resilience grants to buildings that are vulnerable to flooding. We will measure this by the number of properties in flood prone areas with flood resilience measures. We also need to ensure our homes are equipped for hotter summers. New homes need…
…, power our transport and factories, and create electricity. However, we can’t continue to burn fossil fuels. Burning them releases dangerous, planet-warming gases. They have already warmed the planet by more than 1°C and altered the climate. We can see the impacts outside our window: our seasons are changing. You may have noticed that in the last decade, flooding in Calderdale has been worse than…