… and storm surges as well as longer term pressures including sea level rise and loss of productive land. The UK set a statutory target in the Climate Change Act 2008 to reduce UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050. In 2015, the UK committed to keeping emissions well below 2°C by signing up to the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…
… of energy to date. This is the type of project we need to nurture and grow to realise our carbon reduction targets across the borough. Although we are on track to meet Haringey’s 40:20 target, emissions need to be reduced at a much larger scale to achieve the new target of becoming a net zero carbon borough by 2041 and help the UK to meet the Paris Agreement. Haringey Climate Change Action…