… of our strategic approach to climate action, our reporting methods and then our action plan. Carbon neutral, or ‘net zero carbon’, means there is a balance between the carbon emissions released into the atmosphere and the amount of carbon emissions removed from the atmosphere. Climate Action Plan for South Oxfordshire District Council 2022-2024 southoxon.gov.uk…
… is embedded throughout the goals, and is specifically addressed in goal 13, take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Nationally, the Climate Change Act 2008, updated in 2019, commits the UK to a 100 per cent reduction in carbon emissions, or net- zero, by 2050. The Act also resulted in the formation of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) which is an advisory committee…
… to the government on climate. In 2021 the Government published its Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener which outlines how the UK will manage its carbon budgets and sets out the UK’s vision for a decarbonised economy by 2050. The Environment Act 2021 sets legislation to protect and enhance our environment, including policies around waste and recycling, air quality and water resources. Regionally…
…, the Pathways to zero carbon Oxfordshire (Pazco) report was published in 2021 to address how Oxfordshire can achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. There are also policy documents on specific sectors including the Oxfordshire Energy Strategy, which outlines how the county will be at the forefront of energy innovation to foster clean growth to reduce countywide emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 (compared…
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