… limiting the city’s emissions to 15 million tonnes of CO2 between 2018 and 2100. This ambitious target required the city to reduce its emissions by 13% every year and become net zero carbon by 2038. A climate emergency was also declared by Manchester City Council on 10 July 2019. The Council’s direct CO2 emissions are approximately 2.3% of the city’s total, therefore working with the rest…
… of the city to ensure that everyone plays their full part is essential for the net zero carbon ambition to be realised. A number of key partners from the city’s arts and culture, faith, health, property, higher education and housing sectors are now developing action plans to set out how they will become zero carbon. The Council’s own existing Climate Change Action Plan 2016-20 set out the actions…
… for limiting their CO2 emissions by increasing and accelerated their activity to ensure they play an active part in Manchester’s path towards becoming net zero carbon. 3.6 The 10 July 2019 Climate Emergency Motion included the following requests: Continue working with partners across Manchester and GMCA to deliver the 2038 target, and determine if an earlier target can be possible, through…
…. Investigate ways to ensure that future local plans place a mandatory requirement for all new development to be net zero carbon by the earliest possible date. Preparatory work is underway and the issues and options consultation paper will include the climate emergency and carbon reduction. The current timescales for the development of the new Local Plan are as follows: Issues and Options…