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… February 2023 5 1.0: Introduction to Climate Change 1.1: What is Climate Change? The term Climate Change refers to the shift in global weather patterns caused by a rise in global atmospheric temperature. Naturally occurring greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide and methane, support life on Earth by trapping solar heat within our atmosphere and creating stable, regional…
… associated with the production of electricity. This has been achieved through the increase in renewable energy generation such as wind farms and solar power, and the reduction in the use of fossil fuels such as coal and gas. 17 Figure 4: estimated total emissions from the Guildford area from 2005 to 2020. (UK local authority and regional greenhouse gas emissions national statistics…
…) are to be installed within the entire building estate, the council is to become more energy efficient, GBC is to invest in their own renewable energy generation and are to develop a tree planting scheme. All fleet owned by GBC is to be upgraded to electric vehicles. APSE have identified that 733 tCO2e will be unavoidable and will need to be offset through the development of 5 MW of solar farm generation…
… change and signed the Paris Agreement1 with the aim of keeping global atmospheric temperatures from increasing by 2oC through cutting carbon emissions. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)2 warned of catastrophic impacts for life on Earth should increases in global atmospheric temperatures exceed 1.5oC. A report published by the IPCC found that to achieve a 1.5oC limit…