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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

…, such as risks to food availability. Existing inequalities mean that certain groups are more exposed to climate hazards (for example, coastal communities exposed to sea level rise) and/or more vulnerable to those hazards (for example, low income households with limited financial savings). Thus climate change can have a disproportionate impact on some populations over others and may exacerbate…

… unprecedented threats to the wellbeing of our communities and our response should touch almost everything we do and involve all of society. We should have particular regard for today’s young people who will either live with the receding threat of dangerous global warming, if our actions are sufficient, or with the terrible effects of volatile weather, rising sea levels, food insecurity…

… to withstand the impacts of climate change Aim 1: Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions Global temperatures have increased by more than 1°C since the 19th century, and this is already having serious impacts on people, environments and economies across the globe as a result of changes to our weather patterns and rising sea levels. Greenhouse gas emissions are the main cause of climate…

… whatever we can to adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change: increasing temperatures, changing weather patterns, more extreme weather events and rising sea levels. Since the mid to late 19th century global and UK average land temperatures have risen by around 1.2°C, and we are already having to adapt to some major changes in UK weather patterns as illustrated by the examples shown…

… level rise UK-wide increase of approximately 1.4mm per year since 1901 (16cm to date) Even if international efforts are successful in slowing the rate of global climate change, we will continue to experience changes in our weather for many decades to come. So we need to adapt to a future where we will experience warmer and wetter winters, hotter and drier summers, and more frequent and intense…