… INTRODUCTION 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 District to achieve that same goal, with the ambition of developing a full detailed plan of action…
… in 2020. 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 District to achieve net zero emissions and is due for publication by November 2021. Inevitably…
… 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. The achievement of this target will bring to an end the UK’s contribution to climate change. There is also a requirement under the Climate Change Act…
… Net Zero target. The latest Climate Change Committee progress report to parliament which was published on the 24th June 2021 – this report stressed the urgency of the task of addressing climate change. 7 KEY MESSAGES 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…
… in their local areas. • Top-down policies go some way to delivering change, but can achieve a far greater impact if they are focused through local knowledge and networks. • Four key things are needed to achieve this vision of collaborative delivery: • Framework: An agreed framework for delivery for Net Zero incorporating local and national climate action • Financing: Appropriate long-term financing…