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…. The Strategy and Action Plan will focus on the functions and operations within the remit of the council with an ambition to reduce the council’s climate impact. LCCC has reviewed and prioritised current and future known climate impacts considering local and UK Government policy and legislative implications and identified a series of actions needed to minimise emissions and build resilience within…
… government to coordinate the shared drive to net zero. The time for climate action is now and Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council is committed to achieving the goals set out within this Strategy. Introduction Page 02 1. Executive Summary Page 04 2. Targeted Action Areas Page 05 3…
… • Promoting environmental protection • Developing a council policy to give sustainability direction to council services and functions • Developing and delivering a Climate Action Plan • Developing and delivering a Climate Adaptation Plan LCCC is committed to playing its part in a just transition to achieving Net Zero by 2050 and central government interim targets related to: • Greenhouse…
… gas emission reduction targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 as set by DAERA. • Collaboration with central government ‘Sectoral Plans’ and ‘Carbon Budgets’ as set by DAERA. • Reporting local authority progress to DAERA in compliance with the Climate Change (Reporting Bodies) Regulations (NI) 2024 Our Vision for Sustainability in Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Our Goal for Lisburn…
…. Can there be further impacts? According to the IPCC limiting long-term average global temperatures to a 1.5C rise is crucial. Any rise above this temperature will be the ‘tipping point’ where irreversible damage is likely to occur. What are governments doing about climate change? In a landmark agreement signed in Paris in 2015, almost 200 countries pledged…