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… health, as well as cleaner air, rivers, and seas. Acting on climate change will carry many benefits across the globe. This diagram shows the 17 sustainable development goals. 5 In 2015, many countries across the world, including the United Kingdom, signed the Paris Climate Agreement. The goal of this agreement is to limit global warming to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius (°C…
… of influence, to guide where our resources are best placed. The report sets out the council’s aspiration and strategic action plan to drive local change and encourage all stakeholders in the Borough to work together in achieving the government’s target of net zero carbon by 2050. The report further sets out the council’s aspiration and action plan to become a net zero organisation by 2040…
…. 3. Requests an annual report to be brought back to Cabinet by the Executive Director Environment, Economy and Resources, setting out the progress towards the organisations goal to become carbon neutral by 2040 and for the area of North East Lincolnshire to progress towards the government target of net zero by 2050. REASONS FOR DECISION North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) declared…
… to mitigation work and reduction of carbon emissions across North East Lincolnshire. As part of this work, we have looked closely at government direction such as the 25-year Environment Plan, the 10-point plan for green industrial revolution and the progressing Environment Bill. We have further considered the principles set out in the regional Estuary Plan and the direction provided by both the Yorkshire…
…, and out and about in our communities. 1.3 The Climate Change Act of 2008 legally commits the UK to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 100% of 1990 levels (net zero) by 2050. The act requires the Government to set legally binding carbon budgets; these act as steppingstones towards the 2050 target. We are now on the sixth UK carbon budget, and this was built into law in 2021…