…. 11 "COP26 President - Alok Sharma" by Bank of England, used under CC BY-NC- ND 2.0 DEED / Cropped from original. Targets Global target Recognising the rapid rise in temperatures and the severe impacts these are causing on the planet, countries across the world signed the Paris Agreement to limit further global temperature rise to “well below 2°C” and to aim for a maximum rise…
… to a significant drop in emissions during the pandemic, whilst our leisure centres and other key sites were closed, although emissions have steadily increased since reopening. 31 Borough carbon budget Following the United Nations Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to “well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C”, UK emission reduction targets have been calculated across UK…