Including the closely related term transport.
… to 1.5oC as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 1.3 The IPCC state that limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require rapid and far-reaching transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. To achieve this, global net human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) would need to fall by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching…
…; • Electricity use in street lighting; • Fuel use in fleet transport and hire vehicles; • Miles travelled by staff in their own vehicles on Council business; and • Miles travelled by staff using rail and air travel on Council business. 2.3 Not included were carbon emissions from waste and water use. This was due to issues with data collation. However, action was still taken to reduce emissions from…
… borough, building on existing programmes to reduce emissions further. Again, the Scrutiny Committee will have oversight of this work and have agreed a series of eight key themes to set a framework against which actions can be developed: (1) Protecting and enhancing Knowsley’s green spaces; (2) Reducing carbon emissions from transport in Knowsley; (3) Reducing carbon emissions from new…
… developed Officer time Within current resources Officer time Within current resources Funding will need to be identified for any schemes developed TBC Protection of green spaces for carbon offsetting and climate resilience Reduce carbon emissions from transport Protection of green spaces for carbon offsetting and climate resilience Offset Carbon emissions Provide shade in extreme heat…