Including the closely related terms heating, and heating.
…, new build and upgrading infrastructure within the first year of the strategy. Wirral Council, Energy Projects Plus, developers, architects, academic interests, utilities, House builders, Social landlords, Taskforce in place Jan’ 2020 Reports Dec’ 2020 Accelerate sustainable energy transition Assess the potential feasibility of heat networks in the Birkenhead area Heat…
…. The damaging build-up of excess heat is caused by ‘greenhouse gas’ pollution from our activities. This is mainly from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas for power, heat and transport6. We need to get rid of this pollution to prevent the damage getting out of hand. This strategy aims to ensure Wirral plays its part to limit the rise in global average temperatures to no more than 1.5oC…
… that causes unnatural heating fast. If left unchecked, it will drive more overheating. This will cause severe and irreversible damage on a planetary scale. Humankind - and much of the natural world upon which we rely - is currently heading for disaster. We need to change course. Cool 2 – A strategy for Wirral in the face of the global climate emergency…
… period. Unless there is a rapid fall in pollution we could see 1.5oC of unnatural heating as early as 203510. The Local Picture In Wirral, our CO2 emissions have fallen across all sources11 (Figure 1). Between 2005 and 2016 the annual average fall in CO2 emissions was 3.8%. Figure 1: Wirral CO2 emissions 2005-16 9 UNEP (2018) Emissions Gap Report 2018 10 IPCC (2018…
…. Box 1.2: A climate resilient Wirral Even if successful in reaching ‘net zero’ pollution, some further impact will be inevitable from pollution already in the atmosphere. We are living through climate change. This change will continue for some time. We need to adapt. Wirral is experiencing: - Higher summer temperatures with longer dry spells and more frequent heat waves; - Warmer…