… committees of the House of Commons to examine the question: "How should the UK meet its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050?”. Using stratified random sampling, 108 members of the public were chosen to take park in the assembly, ensuring they were representative of the UK population in terms of: age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, where in the UK they live, whether…
… they live in an urban or a rural area, and their level of concern about climate change. Assembly members were given access to expert opinion and data on climate change, presented by some of the most respected experts in their field. Through detailed discussion and cooperation, the assembly arrived at numerous recommendations for how the UK should best move forwards to reaching its net zero target…
… majority of assembly members (79%) 'strongly agreed' or 'agreed' that, 'steps taken by the government to help the economy recover should be designed to help achieve net zero'. Public Consultation Over August and September 2021, the Council carried out an online public consultation on an earlier version of this document. Due to the need to move at pace given the urgency…
… the Council can try to do its utmost to reduce GHG emissions within the district, achieving its net zero goal by 2030 will require both policy and economic support from other levels of government. There is therefore a risk that if Forest of Dean District Council’s ambition is not matched by national government, or at county level, the aims of the 2018 Climate Emergency declaration…
… it means for the Forest of Dean District, provided by bodies like the Committee on Climate Change and the Met Office. We will also track and take account of the evidence of fast, deep and wide-scale change in both public attitudes and corporate decision making in favour of a net zero carbon future, to be achieved sooner than the present national goal of 2050. We also acknowledge that expert…