… emissions by 2045 at the latest, in order to increase our chances of limiting global warming to the crucial 1.5ºC threshold outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement. • The consultation responses highlighted that the original Strategy document did not sufficiently address the issue of climate adaptation. We have therefore revised the Strategy to include an additional section dedicated to ‘Adaptation…
… ppm 150 ppm 200 ppm 250 ppm 300 ppm 350 ppm 400 ppm World Source: EPICA Dome C CO₂ record (2015) & NOAA (2018) OurWorldInData.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions • CC BY 5 5 Background - Why We Need This Strategy The Policy Context: The UK is a signatory to the 2015 Paris Agreement, a landmark piece of global climate change legislation which commits the international…
… and 4% of vertebrates will lose more than half their habitat range. 18% of insects, 16% of plants and 8% of vertebrates will lose more than half their habitat range. Despite the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C, under current policies we are more likely to be facing a 3°C to 4°C increase by the end of the century if we do not undertake rapid and significant…
…, trees and wildlife. 5 https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/international/negotiations/paris_en 6 https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ 7 https://climateactiontracker.org/publications/global-update-paris-agreement-turning-point/ ------ --------- ------ --------- ---- --------- ---- ----- Global mean temperature increase by 2100 +4oC +3oC +2oC +1.5oC +1.3oC +0oC +2.6oC +3.3oC +2.1oC…
… +2.9oC +3.9oC +2.1oC +2.1oC +2.7oC +1.7oC 1.5oC PARIS AGREEMENT GOAL WE ARE HERE 1.1oC Warming in 2020 PRE-INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE Pledges & Targets Current Policies Optimistic Targets 6 7 7 Background - Why We Need This Strategy • The Resource and Waste Strategy 2018 outlines the actions the UK will take to minimise waste, promote resource efficiency and move towards a circular…