…. A central recommendation was a new emissions target for the UK – net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In May 2019 a motion was passed by the UK Parliament seeking to declare an environment and climate emergency. This effectively endorsed the net zero by 2050 target previously recommended by the CCC. In addition, the CCC commented in response to the declared environment and climate…
… driven by this strategy will be to reduce local CO2 emission levels as much as possible. Achieving zero emissions is not a realistic target, so we will also seek to generate clean energy or sequester an equivalent amount of CO2 in order to achieve net zero. Firstly, we need to better understand the district’s and the Council’s emissions. We have started this process as part of the research…