… INTRODUCTION Following the declaration of a climate emergency in 2019 the Council began work on the development of a plan of action to achieve its stated goal of achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It was intended that the plan should also address how to enable the whole Borough to achieve that same goal, with the ambition of developing a full detailed plan of action in 2020…
…. The impact of the Covid Pandemic on the Council and our need to focus on supporting the community has delayed the development of some elements of the Plan. As a result the Plan is now in two parts. The first part of that Climate Change Plan is set out in this document - Part 1 is concerned with how the Council achieves a net zero target for carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 2030. Part 2…
… will be concerned with how the Council, working with others, intends to help the whole Borough to achieve net zero emissions and is due for publication by November 2021. Inevitably, the Climate Change Plan (both Part 1 & Part 2) will be ‘dynamic’: that is, they will be added to and amended as more data is acquired; as we build on the initial options assessment work; and as new opportunities arise…
… Act 2008 introduced the UK’s first legally binding target for 2050 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% compared to 1990 levels. On 27th June 2019 the UK government amended the Climate Change Act and set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK economy by 2050 with five yearly carbon budgets to set actions and review progress…
… in the achievement of the UK’s Net Zero target. 7 UK COMMITMENT KEY MESSAGES • The UK Government and local authorities share a common goal to deliver Net Zero. • The Sixth Carbon Budget can only be achieved if Government, regional agencies and local authorities work seamlessly together. • More than half of the emissions cuts needed rely on people and businesses taking up low-carbon solutions…