….html https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/world-population-prospects-2017.html 6 biodiversity and reducing pollution. The necessity of reaching net-zero was enshrined in UK law on 27th June 2019, requiring the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. More recently, Government has committed to a new interim target of a 78% cut…
…, as an organisation, and to seek to influence partners and others to do the same. This updated Plan aims to further facilitate that process. Our Vision (last updated - June 2021) Our vision for 2040 is to deliver net zero carbon emissions for the Council’s operations and, in partnership with all stakeholders, for East Cambridgeshire as a whole, with clear and demonstrable progress towards that target year…
… the need to act fast now to reduce our net emissions as quickly as possible, and as deeply as possible, on our journey to net zero emissions. As such, and as introduced in the second edition of this Environment Plan (June 2021 edition), the Council has already brought forward by 10 years, from 2050 to 2040, its own net zero carbon emissions target date, and has set the following interim targets…
…: • A 20-33% reduction in our net CO2e emissions by year 2025/26. • A 66-80% reduction in our net CO2e emissions by year 2030/31. • A near 100% reduction in our net CO2 emissions by year 2034/35. • A truly net zero carbon emission organisation by 2040, with no fossil fuel consumption. For further information on how these interim targets have been established, and the assumptions…
… that the sooner mitigation of carbon emissions occurs, the greater the overall reduction of carbon emissions generated by 2040. For example, if you reduce 20 tonnes of CO2 in 2022, this produces a cumulative impact of 400 tonnes reduction by 2040. ‘Net Zero Carbon’ means, first, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the lowest possible level. Then, for any remaining emissions, offsetting them…