Including the closely related terms panel, solar, and solar.
… planet’s climate is changing and warming is accelerating. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that we have 10 years to limit climate change to avoid a catastrophe. In response to the Paris Agreement, a special report on Global Warming1 was published in October 2018. This describes the risks that a 2ºC rise in temperature is likely to cause compared to 1.5ºC, including…
… communities, it may still be possible to limit warming to 1.5ºC. In addition, a recent Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)2 stated that around 25% of the world’s species are now at threat of extinction due to habitat loss and the effects of climate change. Global temperatures have already increased by 1ºC from pre-industrial levels. Atmospheric CO₂ levels…
… report 2 Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report 3 Met Office UK Climate Programme https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/download/ https://ipbes.net/global-assessment https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/ukcp/about 4 For those who say that climate change is not happening, we need to look…
…. This includes Solar PV and Wind Sensitivity Assessments, Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure plans, Coastal Change Management Plans and the development of Design Codes. More information will be provided on the progress of this in future iterations of this document. Our current Joint Local Plan was already ahead of the curve in many areas on environmental and sustainability matters, and we…