Including the closely related terms heating, and heating.
… of heating and powering our buildings and vehicles, and the goods and services that we procure, when providing essential services for our communities. We will need to adopt zero and low carbon alternatives and put climate change at the centre of our decision making. In July 2021, the Council took the important step of approving its first Climate Change plan to set out how it intends to reduce…
… together. • We recognise the global climate emergency. • We are committed to keeping global heating below the 1.5°Celsius goal of the Paris Agreement. • We are committed to putting inclusive climate action at the centre of our decision-making to create thriving and equitable communities for everyone. • We pledge to reach Net Zero by 2030 in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5…
… gases – or GHGs - are released during many of the activities that we do day-to-day, such as driving petrol cars or heating homes. It is also released – or emitted - by industry. We call these ‘emissions’. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most common GHG that is created by human activity– mainly through the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gas. CO2 tends to remain in the atmosphere…
… for hundreds of years. The amount of Greenhouse gases from human activity have increased sharply since the industrial revolution especially in recent decades. This tips the ‘carbon cycle’ (where natural emissions of CO2 equal those removed) out of balance and increases the amount in the atmosphere. GHGs trap heat in the atmosphere. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is now at its highest…
… in several million years, and research shows that the heat trapped by this and other GHGs is increasing the average global temperature. This is called global warming.. 51 cLIMATE cHANGE – OuR STRATEGY AIMING LOW: THE WAY TO NET ZERO “Global warming of 1.5°C and 2°C will be exceeded during the 21st century unless deep reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions…