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… this work, Dorset Council formed the Climate Change and Ecological Emergency Executive Advisory Panel. Made up of elected members from different political parties, the Panel is responsible for gathering information and working with offic- ers to make recommendations to Dorset Council’s Cabinet on actions that will help mitigate against climate change. They have also met with various…
… Advisory Panel Greenhouse gas (GHG) The Earth can maintain a regular average temperature (about 15°C), despite heat leaving the planet’s surface. This is because a layer of gases in the atmosphere ab- sorb and release heat – a process known as the green- house effect. Greenhouse gases are those that have this effect, each with differing lifetimes and abilities to capture heat (infrared…
… across the world for time immemorial. Climate change is a large-scale, long-term shift in the planet's weather patterns and average temperatures. It can happen naturally due to a variety of factors, such as changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun, the output of solar radiation, and geological activity. However, it is now acknowledged that human sources of emissions are partly re…
… greenhouse gas emissions in order to keep global warming below 2°C, while pur- suing efforts to keep it below 1.5°C. Every degree matters – Small changes in average global tempera- ture will have a very large effect. The Intergovernmental Panel on Cli- mate Change (IPCC) has since advised that, whilst a global warming of 1.5°C would lead to catastrophic impacts to health, livelihoods, food…
… security, water supply, human security, and economic growth, these would be even worse at 2°C. THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY Within the UK, the government advisory panel on climate change, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), has highlighted that the world’s current emissions trajectory is likely to lead to a 4°C rise of global temperatures and that deep and rapid action is required. A 4°C…