… 12 years left within which to take the serious action required to avert this crisis and avoid the worst impacts.i Following the recommendation of the Committee on Climate Change,ii the UK’s independent climate advisory body, the Climate Change Act 2008 was amended in June 2019. This commits the Government to reducing all UK greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 and to contribute…
… to global emission reductions.iii Net zero means emissions could be balanced by schemes to offset an equivalent amount of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, such as planting trees or using technology like carbon capture and storage for processes that would otherwise be unable to reach zero emissions. The Barrow Borough Local Plan established our ambition to positively address the impact…
… interested parties to look at all areas of policy and delivery and through that working group, this Policy has been created to outline our ambition for emission reductions and provide a starting point for our climate emergency action plan. Climate Change Policy 2020-25 3 | P a g e Objectives The Borough of Barrow in Furness aims to reach net zero carbon no later than 2037…
… the annual 2017 emissions for the Borough at 407.9 kilotonnes (kt) CO2e, which is 66.4% of 2005 levels. Should we continue to reduce emissions at this rate, our estimated net zero date would be in 2041, making our target date within reach. The Climate Change Working Group have suggested going further, aiming to reach net zero carbon no later than 2037. This is an ambitious ask for a Borough Council…
…, which is under review and should be published soon.vii We will work towards the target date agreed by the partnership, should it be sooner than 2037. To achieve net zero, we will: 1. Reduce emissions from Barrow Borough Councils estate and operations; 2. Reduce energy consumption and emissions from homes and businesses in the Borough; 3. Reduce emissions from transport; 4. Reduce…