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… including an asset sharing and Land Management plan. Fife Council will develop a coordinated land strategy to manage land assets in a way that will best respond to the climate emergency; recognising the many different and conflicting demands for Fife’s limited land resource. Climate Fife is a big challenge. To make this more achievable the next ten years to 2030 are set out in three stages shown…

…. Support Sustainable Transport Prepare for the revision of the Local Transport Strategy and support sustainable transport projects through active travel, Fife Council’s carbon management plan, Leven Rail Link Blueprint and Levenmouth Connectivity project. Adaptation Develop an Adaptation Plan for Fife. This will link to the Land Management Plan to manage Fife Council land assets in a way…

… generation and storage) to benefit our communities. Climate friendly, having transformed the economy, infrastructure, land use and energy system to decarbonise how we live; Climate just, ensuring that all Fifers and the Fife environment can benefit from this transition. Climate ready, with plans and projects to increase the resilience of Fife communities and the economy to help minimise…

… such as: flue gas capture, land use including, reforestation projects, grassland, biochar projects and efforts to improve the health of delicate ecosystems such as peatlands which, if degraded, can become net emitters of greenhouse gases. Annually, around 12 million tonnes of carbon dioxide are absorbed by Scotland’s forests. Adaptation Climate Fife projects will seek to increase Fife’s resilience…

… below. A more detailed ten-year action plan can be found at www.fife.gov.uk/climatechange Next steps Action Area Description Food and diet Support delivery of local food initiatives; plant-based diets, food waste and food re-distribution projects. Fife Council to support plant-based options within facilities and ensure that land management plan considers local food production and food security…