… Wigan Borough Outline Climate Change Strategy 1 NET ZERO CARBON - VISION 2038 UTLINE CL MATE CHANGE STRA EGY 2 Introduction The Future Generation of Wigan Borough The Climate Emergency, COVID-19 and our Health Working together in our borough Climate Change Action Planning Climate Change Strategy…
… Framework The impact of our borough on climate Climate Change Action Themes The Climate Challenge we face Our journey to net zero so far Governance, Monitoring & Responsibility Section 1 Section 7 Section 3 Section 6 Section 10 Section 2 Section 5 Section 9 Section 4 Section 8 Section 11 This report was prepared by the Environment Directorate of Wigan Council with support…
… a climate resilient future. Wigan Council declared a Climate Emergency on 17th July 2019 in a bid to acknowledge the urgency surrounding this complex and vital issue. Wigan Council will display strong leadership and work collaboratively with communities, partners and organisations to ensure our Council reaches the target of net zero carbon by 2038, with a strong influence across Borough…
… into a climate resilient towns and communities. This strategy sets out high-level objectives in order to achieve a resilient and net zero carbon Wigan Council by 2038 or sooner. Net zero carbon refers to achieving an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions taken out of the atmosphere. Net zero allows for some residual emissions produced by ‘hard-to- treat’ sectors such as aviation…
… concern. Common issues raised included: • Air quality • Recycling and single use plastics • The effects of climate change • Our natural environment and its biodiversity The Climate Change Strategy will not only provide the route map to a net zero carbon Council, but it will also help address the key issues raised by our residents and support us in delivering our new environmental vision…