… 3.1 As noted by the Climate Emergency Response Group, if Scotland as a whole is to meet its 2045 target, our cities need to make faster progress and the Council has committed to playing its part by striving to reach net zero by 2030.1 3.2 The 2030 Climate Strategy is for the whole city. It recognises the Council must take a leading role in co-creating a green, clean, and sustainable future…
… for the City and ensuring a just transition to net zero, but it also recognizes the Council cannot do this alone. 3.3 The strategy has been developed following engagement with key city partners – public, private and third sector organisations, and citizens themselves, who can have an impact on the city’s emissions by reducing their own footprints or collaborating to unlock change. 3.4 The strategy…
… The following headings set out the main areas of development and revision in the final 2030 Climate Strategy (Appendix 1), followed by detail on the implementation plan (Appendix 2). Confirming priorities 4.2 Consultation responses highlighted the need to ensure the strategy and city partner action is sufficiently focused on the most impactful actions contributing to the net zero target…
… includes new commitments on: 4.5.1 Collaborating with Scottish Government to develop a green investment pipeline for the city; 4.5.2 Developing investment strategies to support the city’s transition to clean energy and energy efficient buildings, a low carbon economy, net zero transport infrastructure, and to adapt the city to be resilient to future climate change; 4.5.3 Developing joined-up…
… approaches to sustainable public sector procurement to reduce scope 3 emissions; 4.5.4 Developing innovative approaches to net zero development which address both operational and embodied emissions; 4.5.5 Calling on Scottish and UK governments to act on aviation emissions in line with Paris agreement, and ensure the national transport infrastructure supports sustainable public transport; 4.5.6…