Including the closely related terms heating, and heating.
… as possible. This strategy is focused on mitigation, our approach to adaptation will be developed separately in consultation with the relevant bodies. Vehicle usage (borough-wide) Electricity (homes) Gas and other heating fuels (homes) Gas and other fuels (commercial / industrial) Electricity (commercial / industrial) Carbon emission sources in the Royal Borough Page 5 Strategic…
…°C vs 2°C GLOBAL WARMING COSTS Lower economic growth at 2°C than at 1.5°C for many countries, particularly low-income countries PEOPLE 9% of the world’s population (700m people) will be exposed to extreme heat waves at least once every 20 years vs 28% of the world’s population (2bn people) will be exposed to extreme heat waves at least once every 20 years Page 9 What are the likely…
… change2. These changes to the climate have a series of impacts associated with them, the severity of which is dependent upon the degree of warming we face. Without mitigating the impacts of climate change as far as possible and adapting to the inevitable impacts, risks include: • Humans suffering from heat stress experienced in buildings ill-equipped to deal with changes to the climate…
…. These impacts could be faced by buildings of all types including homes and hospitals, care homes, schools and offices • Heat damage to transport, energy, buildings and communications infrastructure from extreme weather events e.g. risk of rails buckling, cables sagging and road damage • Increased risk of drought, Thames Valley region is classed as seriously water stressed • Increased flood risk…
… to the built environment including people’s homes and businesses • Species and habitats affected which in turn affects the ‘ecosystem services’ the natural world provides e.g. clean air, water, crop pollination • Risks to supply chains • Price increases for food and other imported commodities as conditions for growing food become less predictable and crop yields decrease • Increase in heat-related…