… ................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1.1 UN Sustainable Development Goals ...................................................................................... 7 2.1.2 The UN Paris Agreement ........................................................................................................ 8 2.2 National…
… Nations https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ 8 | P a g e Figure 3 UN Sustainable Development Goals 2.1.2 The UN Paris Agreement The Paris Agreement, concluded in 2015, sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to limit…
… authorities work in partnership with the Scottish Government to realise these outcomes. 9 Paris Agreement, 2015, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 10 Global Warming of 1.5 degrees, October 2018, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 11 National Performance Framework, Scottish Government, https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/ 9 | P a g e Figure 4 Scottish Government National…
… and active travel campaigns. 12 | P a g e 3.2 Policy Drivers – Sustainable Council Table 3: Relevant policy drivers and how applied to South Ayrshire Council operations Policy Local Application UN Sustainable Development Goals and National Performance Framework Invest in climate change mitigation and adaptation Use resources efficiently and reduce waste Paris Agreement and Scotland’s…
… poverty. Promote sustainable travel and resource efficiency (reuse, recycle). Develop low carbon and resilient infrastructure to enable sustainable living and working for all. Paris Agreement and Scotland’s Climate Change Plan Council plans, strategies and policies support emissions reduction across the council area. Work with communities to reduce emissions (waste, travel, energy, food…