… 444...222... TTThhheee UUUKKK PPPooosssiiitttiiiooonnn4.2. The UK Position The UK has made a commitment, under The Paris Agreement (2015), to achieve a ‘net-zero’ target by 2050. Net zero refers to achieving an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions taken out of the atmosphere 4 . Achieving net-zero in the UK would lead the global effort to limit the global rise to 1.5ºC…
… 444...333 CCCaaarrrbbbooonnn EEEmmmiiissssssiiiooonnnsss iiinnn SSSttteeevvveeennnaaagggeee ––– ooouuurrr bbbaaassseeellliiinnneee In February 2020, The British Court of Appeal has ruled that the government's plans for a third runway at Heathrow failed to consider the UK's commitments to reduce carbon emissions under The Paris Agreement, a landmark decision which Stevenage Borough Council fully…