… 1 OUR CLIMATE CHANGE ROUTE MAP (CCRM) For The SCOTTISH BORDERS Scottish Borders Council June 2021 2 Contents CLIMATE CHANGE ROUTE MAP - INTRODUCTION Page Section I A starter for 10. Why is Net Zero necessary and what is it? II Path to 2045? Living with climate change in the Scottish Borders…
… Net Zero options unpacked Our baseline Moving forward 4.0 Climate Change Route Map – Main Themes Theme 1 - Resilience Theme 2 - Transport Use Theme 3 –Nature Based Solutions Theme 4 - Energy Theme 5 - Waste management 5.0 Climate Change Route Map - Theme Presentation Phasing, COVID Impacts, Key References Theme 1 - Building resilience…
… education and training 3 I A starter for 10! Why Is Net Zero Necessary and What is it? 1. Climate change is down to more greenhouse gases or GHGs, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N20) and methane (CH4) in our atmosphere than are produced naturally. Our world is heating up, ice is melting, seas are warming, and our climate is becoming less stable with disastrous…
… of the ‘green economy’ and the development of new industries that create jobs and wealth while at the same time reducing or even reversing GHG emissions. Net Zero refers to achieving a balance between the amount of GHG emissions we produce, and the amount removed from the atmosphere. 7. The next decade will be critical in our just transition to a Scottish Borders future we want. No-one has all…
… the answers on what emerging technologies will work efficiently at scale and how we may deliver the transition to Net Zero in 2045. 8. Impacts are likely to intensify. Solutions will rely on further innovation, market development, and wider take up and adoption, and decisions by both us and others. Adaptation will be necessary regardless of how much we manage to cut our emissions. 9. Progress…