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… presents huge challenges, but it is clear that the costs and risks of embracing it will be far outweighed by the costs and risks of not taking action. We must also recognise that many of the factors which will influence our ability to reach net zero by 2030 remain out of the control of the partners in Reading and will require clear commitment by, for example, our national government. This strategy…
… be even more catastrophic. This conclusion led to a renewed focus on 2030 as a target to meet emissions reduction goals which had previously been set for 2050. While most of the world’s national governments remain focused on achieving net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, many municipalities have adopted the more ambitious goal of net zero by 2030. Fig 1: Why every degree of warming matters…
… binding emissions reduction targets supported by five yearly carbon budgets. As a result of the policies of successive UK Governments, emissions were 44% below 1990 levels in 2018 – heading in the right direction but not fast enough to meet some of our future carbon budgets. The UK’s first (2008-12) and second (2013-17) carbon budgets have been met and the UK is on track to meet the third (2018…
… delivered solar arrays on 20 community buildings, creating enough energy to power approximately 125 homes, with plans for installation of a further 4,000 solar panels and a new Reading Hydro power scheme at Caversham Lock Fig 3: Reading’s carbon footprint (Source: UK Government emissions data) Reading Borough CO2 Emissions Industry and Commercial Electricity Industry and Commercial Gas…
… Council, on behalf of the wider community, in February 2019, in a resolution which set out the steps necessary to reach the overall goal. The climate emergency declaration explicitly recognised that the ambitious target of net zero by 2030 ‘can only be achieved with substantial policy changes from national government’, highlighting the need, in particular, for more government support for: • Retro…