Including 10 closely related terms such as low carbon, carbon, and carbon emissions.
…, the first truly global effort to reduce carbon emissions, which aims to rap- idly cut greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide, to keep global warming below 2oC. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report which suggested that we could limit global warming to 1.5°C, and that the previous target of 2°C would have catastrophic impacts to health…
… THE ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY 13 NATURAL ASSETS 49 ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE 16 TRANSPORT 53 CARBON EMISSIONS & ACHIEIVNG NET ZERO 18 MAKING IT HAPPEN 57 CARBON BUDGETS: PATHWAYS & TRAJECTORIES 21 YOUR IDEAS 61 AREAS FOR ACTION 23 NEXT STEPS 65 RENEWABLE ENERGY 25 REFERENCES 67 FOREWORD Back in May 2019, one of the first actions of the newly formed Dorset Council…
… in the region of £1.8m in Low Carbon Dorset Grants and secured around £10.5m from the Transforming Cities fund to create new active travel walking and cycling routes over the next 3 years. As well as securing a certified ‘green’ renewable energy tariff for electrici- ty supply from September 2020. As I’ve stated before, while other councils around the country may have chosen to set deadlines…
… Portfolio Holder Highways, Travel and Environment / 02 GLOSSARY Business as usual (BAU) Future emissions trend if the current state of affairs continue as they are today. Carbon budget The cumulative amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that can be emitted over a period of time to keep within a certain threshold Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) CO2e…
… background paper, providing some of the wider context and rationale. We will monitor and report progress annually against both our action OUR APPROACH plan and carbon budgets and those of the wider County to ensure enough progress is being made or where greater focus is required to keep us on track. The strategy itself will be reviewed, either if it be- comes clear that enough progress…