…] for the Council’s own operations by 2030 (at least Scope 1 and Scope 2)[ii]. ● Ensure all operations and services are resilient to the impacts of climate change ● Achieve a Net Zero Carbon district by 2040 ● Become a district that is resilient to unavoidable impacts of climate change Objectives Strategic Priorities NHDC CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY 2021-2026 PAGE 9 1. Taking Action Taking…
… of community-led responses in helping contribute to the wider decarbonisation of the district and to reaching the national net zero target of 2050[iii], inspiring the community forms a key part of the strategy. Local authorities can play a key role in stimulating community-led action and in encouraging behaviour change which will see residents, community groups, and businesses reduce their impact…
…, or our own gap analysis (see NHDC Approach). NHDC CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY 2021-2026 PAGE 12 [i] Carbon Neutrality is defined by Oxford Languages, as ‘making or resulting in no net release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, especially as a result of carbon offsetting’. Net Zero Carbon is typically held to indicate the same concept, often being described as the balancing of carbon emissions…
… with removal (i.e. you offset or sequester the same amount of carbon emissions that you emit). Though, as The Carbon Trust noted in November 2019, ‘Net Zero’ does in fact lack an official or commonly agreed definition. In contrast, Zero Carbon is typically considered to mean that there is no emission of Carbon Dioxide at all from a product or service, and therefore no use of offsetting. It should…