… APPENDIX Net Zero 2030 Executive Summary As the Leader of the Council I am setting a clear ambition for the Council to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (‘Net Zero 2030’). This report and appendix sets out actions towards meeting this target. Recommendations It is recommended that: a) Council support and endorse…
… the ambition and actions set out in this report and appendix; and, b) Cabinet be asked to establish a Cabinet Working Group to oversee and lead the ongoing development and implementation of the Council’s transition to Net Zero 2030. Reason for Recommendation It is clear all organisations and individuals have a role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This work must be undertaken fully…
… and enthusiastically if the Council, its community and its partners are to achieve Net Zero. The Council has an enviable reputation as a forward-thinking authority which leads by example, implements policies which improve its District and embraces innovation. The aims and actions set out in this report apply that approach to the climate change challenge. Introduction & Background 1. International…
… efforts to minimise climate change are generally recognised to have substantively begun in 2015 with the Paris Agreement, which led to the October 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. The history is summarised in the following extract from the House of Commons Library Briefing Paper, ‘Legislating for net zero’ (reproduced under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0). “The UK…
…- acknowledged net zero global greenhouse gas emissions aim for the second half of this century. “Following the Paris Agreement, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a Special Report in October 2018 which found that limiting global warming to 1.5°C is possible but would require unprecedented “rapid and far reaching” changes in all aspects of society, including a need…