… and Ecological Emergency and reach net zero carbon by 2040. In order to catalyse rapid action, the Climate Partnership has overseen the preparation of this Year One Climate Action Plan. We have seen that to successfully address a crisis, we must take rapid and concerted action. This plan is just the start of a journey that will shape the future of the Liverpool City Region and enable all our communities…
…. A Climate Emergency was declared by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority (CA) in June 2019, pledging the LCR to become net zero carbon by 2040. In July 2019 the Government committed to achieve this target across the UK by 2050. The scale and pace of action required to achieve these ambitious targets is not underestimated, however the recent COVID pandemic has shown how effective rapid…
… and concerted action can be. It was determined by the CA that a Climate Action Plan should be proposed that would set out a strategy for the LCR to achieve net zero carbon by 2040. In 2020 a LCR Climate Partnership was established and is determined to catalyse rapid actions to make significant progress against the 2040 target. There is a need to balance the urgency of action against the desire to enable…
…, Practice and Place - University of Liverpool (liverpool.ac.uk) • Friends of the Earth: Climate Action Plan for Liverpool City Region, 2019 (takeclimateaction.uk) 5 Since declaring a Climate Emergency in 2019, the Combined Authority, Merseytravel as the CA’s transport delivery arm, and its partners have made great strides towards achieving our net zero carbon goal. A number of pivotal policies…
…. The Year One Climate Action Plan will make sure that opportunities for early intervention are not missed, enabling early achievements in the City Region to be captured without detracting from the important goals that must form part of the longer-term net zero carbon 2040 action plan. Climate Action Plan Principles The Climate Partnership has proposed a set of guiding principles that will apply…