… of climate change across the County. Legislative responsibilities 2.8 The UK is a signatory of the Paris Agreement which set the international target to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C with the aim of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels3. To reach this goal, the UK has adopted a legally binding target to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 (as set out in the Climate…
…/climate-change/our- climate-change-challenge/our-climate-change-challenge.aspx 3. UNFCCC. Paris Agreement. (2015). Available at: https://unfccc.int/files/ essential_background/convention/application/pdf/english_paris_ agreement.pdf 4. UK Government. The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1056/ contents/made 5. BEIS. Net…