Including 9 closely related terms such as renewable, renewable energy, and renewable energy generation.
… in the region of £1.8m in Low Carbon Dorset Grants and secured around £10.5m from the Transforming Cities fund to create new active travel walking and cycling routes over the next 3 years. As well as securing a certified ‘green’ renewable energy tariff for electrici- ty supply from September 2020. As I’ve stated before, while other councils around the country may have chosen to set deadlines…
… is incomplete and contradictory. For example, the government says it wants people to cycle. However, councils can’t afford to fill potholes. Meanwhile, trunk roads are getting a £30bn upgrade. Emissions from air travel are a significant contributor to GHG emissions. However, the government is expanding capacity at airports. Similarly, there is a need to increase renewable energy generation…
… burn- ing, investing in cheap efficiency measures, and adding renewable energy generation. Importantly, if Dorset continues to follow the UK's projected path, our emissions will have to follow the green trajectory in / 21 Figure 21 CARBON BUDGETS PATHWAYS & TRAJECTORIES Climate Change Act and remaining within its per-capita budget for a 1.5°C temperature rise suggests…
… THE ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY 13 NATURAL ASSETS 49 ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE 16 TRANSPORT 53 CARBON EMISSIONS & ACHIEIVNG NET ZERO 18 MAKING IT HAPPEN 57 CARBON BUDGETS: PATHWAYS & TRAJECTORIES 21 YOUR IDEAS 61 AREAS FOR ACTION 23 NEXT STEPS 65 RENEWABLE ENERGY 25 REFERENCES 67 FOREWORD Back in May 2019, one of the first actions of the newly formed Dorset Council…
…, but policy virtually bans all new onshore wind farms which supply the UK’s most cost-effective clean energy. Furthermore, incentives to in- stall renewable technologies have been removed or greatly reduced and disincentives, such as increased Business Rates for companies installing solar PV, have been added. The Committee on Climate Change predict that the UK is on course to miss the next two…