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… Agreement - signed by 195 national governments including the UK government. This sets the context for tackling the causes and consequences of climate change and the long-term goal of decarbonisation of the global economy. To deliver on this target, Welsh Government has introduced the Environment Act (Wales) 2016 which sets a long-term target of reducing emissions by at least 80% by 2050 as well…
… as interim targets and 5 yearly carbon budgets. In 2019 Welsh Government accepted the advice of the Climate Change Committee that the 80% target should be revised upwards to 95% and also set an ambition to get to net zero emissions by 2050. Therefore, Welsh Government partners, including local government can begin to see an increasing emphasis on action and that doing nothing is not an option…
…. Welsh Government has also set their plans for delivering these targets in Prosperity for All: A Low Carbon Wales 2019 3. This includes their ambition for carbon neutral public services by 2030. Carbon neutral means achieving a balance between the amount of emissions produced and the amount stored or offset. If we don’t act now there will be consequences for all of us and Torfaen Council…
… has joined Welsh Government and many local authorities across Wales and the UK in responding with https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2019-05/environment-wales-act-2016-overview.pdf https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2019-05/environment-wales-act-2016-overview.pdf https://gov.wales/wales-accepts-committee-climate…
… 2019. State of Nature Partnership 5. Welsh Government has introduced legislation and frameworks to help ensure that nature is protected, they also declared a nature emergency in 2021. Under the Environment (Wales) Act, public bodies in Wales have a ‘biodiversity duty’ that is set out in legislation. This requires that we ‘must seek to maintain and enhance biodiversity so far…