Including 9 closely related terms such as low carbon, carbon, and carbon budget.
… industry and the fertile soils which supported our agriculture. What is now clear is that the future challenges and opportunities are in the air above us. The Climate Emergency has brought sharply into focus that business as usual isn’t an option. We all need to make the change to a low carbon future to secure the benefits we’ve enjoyed in the past. This is daunting, but with the right mind…
… declared a Climate Emergency in June 2019 in support of these aims. The 2015 Paris Agreement developed the concept of ‘carbon budgets’ for all countries. In September 2019 this data was published as carbon budgets for all council administrative areas across the UK. This data has highlighted the urgency for action. The data for the area of South Derbyshire states: “If CO2 emissions remain…
… at the same levels as 2017, the entire District’s carbon budget will have been used by 2026”. UK nature and climate crisis The UK has seen alarming rates of ecological decline since 1970, with “UK State of Nature 2019” Report detailing that Britain has seen a 40% decline in UK species and the loss of 133 species. Climate change will accelerate this loss. The “UK State of the 2018 climate report…
… BEIS, who collate and estimate UK local authority and region carbon dioxide emissions – 2018 baseline at 695,100 tCO2e. Fine the break down below: https://scattercities.com/ Document Ref: STEMS-07-ST2 Rev:02 Date: March 2021 Page | 10 | The Carbon Budget for South Derbyshire Carbon ‘budgets’ have also been produced of the total area emissions for each…
… local authority administrative area through the Tyndall Carbon Budget tool. The tool is based on a ‘grandfathering approach” (which includes historical emissions and current emissions data) with the aim of enabling the communities within each administrative area to understand the carbon budget available for all activities within the area. Based on the current carbon budget calculation…