Including 4 closely related terms such as carbon economy, carbon, and carbon emissions.
…-carbon economy to be inclusive and fair, so everyone feels empowered to take action. We will reduce carbon emissions at pace while tackling inequalities, improving the wellbeing of all residents, protecting the most disadvantaged and climate-vulnerable communities, and enabling a fair transition to a thriving green economy, with green recovery at the heart of Covid-19 recovery. Our aim…
… globally as well as locally, such as the floods in Kensington and Chelsea in the summer of 2020. Like the pandemic has, climate change affects people disproportionally, and we have a duty to protect the most vulnerable residents and ensure that no one is left behind. We have already made significant progress in reducing carbon emissions from the Council’s operations. We exceeded our 2020 40…
… transition to a low-carbon economy. The Carbon Neutral Pathways Report revealed that delivering an ambitious climate change programme to cut emissions across the Council’s corporate estate and the borough, at the pace and scale required, has significant cost implications. It will require other sources of funding to become available from central government, together with changes in legislation…
… carbon organisation by 2030 and a carbon neutral borough by 2040. Tackling cli- mate change and reducing carbon emissions is one of the five environmen- tal priorities of the Council’s Green Plan, which was adopted in 2021. 1 https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/environment/air-quality/air-quality-and-climate-change-action-plan-2016-2021 In light of the climate emergency declaration, the Council has developed…
… heating. Climate emergency commitments and carbon neutral targets The Kensington and Chelsea Council declared a climate emergency in October 2019. This was followed by a motion approved at a Full Council meeting in January 2020 and the development of the Green Plan, which was adopted in 2021. It includes tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions as one of five environmental…