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North Ayrshire Council

… for the Future’. This Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy (ESCCS) has been developed to support the delivery of the Council’s priorities and continue to work towards a sustainable environment. A CLIMATE EMERGENCY In 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warned that we have just 12 years to keep global temperatures from rising more than 1.5°C…

… its Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs). United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 The United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs are a set of 17 ambitious global goals aiming to eradicate poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change (United Nations, 2016). The goals are closely…

… Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy 2021-23 12 | P a g e Reducing emissions, acting on climate change and enhancing sustainable behaviours will support all the priorities within the Council Plan, from us all contributing and playing our part, to children and young people having the best start in life, growing an enterprising economy, being well connected and ultimately…

… sustainable patterns of living.’ This includes the improvement of school buildings and grounds and the development of the curriculum. Learning for Sustainability Learning for Sustainability is a curricular approach and the key mechanism for promoting and working towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals within education settings. It is an important component of Curriculum for Excellence…

… is the £8.8m Investment Fund which is being utilised to deliver on climate change, sustainable infrastructure investment and Community Wealth Building. We will use our capital investment to accelerate our recovery and wider regeneration of our area, at the same time as tackling climate change. We will support our existing businesses and social enterprises to rebuild, diversify and become more…