Including the closely related terms heating, and heating.
… clearly below as domestic heating and road transport. These are elements where the majority of citizens can contribute to making an impact. The Council is trying to show best practice and lead by example (decarbonising our building stock and fleet activities) – however by far the greatest impact will be realised when residents and businesses notably reduce the carbon emissions…
… dioxide Fairtrade An organisation which audits manufacture and farming to ensure workers are paid adequately and treated with care – awarding certification GMCA Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greenhouse effect Compound warming of the atmosphere due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxid Greenhouse gas Gas which traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere…
… particles of pollution Sustainability Ability to perform and maintain an activity without jeopardising future activity UNCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Urban-heat-island The materials that comprise most city buildings and roads reflect much less solar radiation – and absorb more – than the vegetation they have replaced. They radiate some of that energy in the form…
… of heat into the surrounding air. The associated action plans are contained within a set of working documents, which will continue to take shape once the strategy is adopted – identifying how carbon reduction can align with the Tyndall Centre recommendations for Tameside. Additionally the opportunities for environmental protection at a local level and targeted biodiversity net-gain are included…
… to communicate and lead on adopting carbon neutral solutions to residents and stakeholders? The Paris Agreement enshrined a principle of carbon budgeting, and since its adoption, those budgets have been divided and shared. From global to national, then regional and finally borough-sized segments of the whole. of CO2e This is the entire borough-wide impact of heating homes and offices, commuting…