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… 12 years left within which to take the serious action required to avert this crisis and avoid the worst impacts.i Following the recommendation of the Committee on Climate Change,ii the UK’s independent climate advisory body, the Climate Change Act 2008 was amended in June 2019. This commits the Government to reducing all UK greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 and to contribute…
… noise. This will require improvements to infrastructure in our main public areas as well as engaging with key stakeholders such as Cumbria County Council. Increasing the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV) such as hybrid-electric, full-electric and hydrogen fuel vehicles is also essential if we are to reduce emissions from transport. The Government’s Road to Zero strategy set…
… an ambition that no new conventional petrol or diesel cars will be sold by 2040.ix More recently the Government has recently announced plans to bring forward an end to the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition is feasible, as well as including hybrids for the first time.x While ULEVs can have increased emissions during manufacturing, these can…
…, to improve the local environment, to deal with fuel poverty in our communities and to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Further to this, we will call on Central Government to provide the powers, resources and help with funding to make this possible. Climate Change Policy 2020-25 9 | P a g e References i [Masson…
… towards cleaner road transport and delivering our Industrial Strategy. Department for Transport. London. [online] Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/73 9460/road-to-zero.pdf x Prime Ministers Office. (2020). PM launches UN Climate Summit in the UK [online]. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-un…