Including the closely related terms carbon, carbon budget, and carbon budget.
… ...........................................................4 The Paris Agreement ..........................................5 UK commitment ....................................................6 Key messages .......................................................7 Staffordshire Moorlands - Declaring a climate emergency .....................8 Staffordshire Moorlands - Current emissions profile ...................................9 Carbon budget…
… 2019 the UK government amended the Climate Change Act and set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK economy by 2050 with five yearly carbon budgets to set actions and review progress. The achievement of this target will bring to an end the UK’s contribution to climate change. There is also a requirement under the Climate Change Act…
… the Committee on Climate Change, is an independent non-departmental public body, formed under the Climate Change Act to advise the United Kingdom and devolved Governments and Parliaments on tackling and preparing for climate change. In December 2020 the CCC produced a report Local Authorities and the Sixth Carbon Budget which considered the role of local authorities in the achievement of the UK’s…
… Net Zero target. The latest Climate Change Committee progress report to parliament which was published on the 24th June 2021 – this report stressed the urgency of the task of addressing climate change. 7 KEY MESSAGES KEY MESSAGES • The UK Government and local authorities share a common goal to deliver Net Zero. • The Sixth Carbon Budget can only be achieved if Government, regional…
… agencies and local authorities work seamlessly together. • More than half of the emissions cuts needed rely on people and businesses taking up low-carbon solutions - decisions that are made at a local and individual level. Many of these decisions depend on having supporting infrastructure and systems in place. Local authorities have powers or influence over roughly a third of emissions…