… Climate Change Strategy 2023-27 Foreword Contents “ “ The Scottish Government has placed a legal requirement on local authorities across Scotland of reaching net zero by 2045. This document, Shetland Island Council’s Climate Change Strategy and implementation plan, represents a year of work by our Climate Change team and lays…
… out the next steps towards following the approval of the net zero route maps at the end of 2022. Key staff f rom across the organisation have been involved in its development and prior to its publication those employees whose role it is to move ahead with each action have already been identif ied and engaged to ensure that it has the best chance of being accomplished. As the local government…
… a high reliance on hydrocarbons for our industry and for our lifeline services. It is therefore paramount that we prepare proactively through both mitigation and adaptation to minimise the expected impacts and to transition coherently to the new ways. Addressing climate change and reaching net zero will require transformational change. If this is not well planned, certain groups within society…
… will experience the consequences of the transition to net zero more acutely than others. Through a well-planned transition, with a focus on tackling inequality and injustice, there is the opportunity to maximise social, economic and environmental benefits to the Shetland community. Executive Summary 04 Climate Change 06 Climate Change Risks to Shetland 08 Climate Change Targets 10 Mitigation and Net…
… Zero 11 Adaptation 12 Just Transition 14 Co-Benefits 16 Climate Change Programme 18 Net Zero route Maps and Data 20 Strategy Development and Structure 32 Reporting and Monitoring 35 Enablers: Leadership and Governance 38 Alignment 39 Money 40 Empowerment 41 Communications 42 Themes: Energy 48 Buildings 50 Transport 52 Resource and Waste 54 Business and Industry 56 Nature Based…