Including the closely related terms government, and uk government.
… was around 4-million years ago when the average temperature was 2-4°C warmer than today, and the sea level was 10-25m higher1. International Context The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on Climate Change adopted by 196 parties, including the UK Government, at COP 21 in December 2015. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below a 2°C increase, preferably to a 1.5°C…
… increase, compared to pre-industrial levels. In response to that decision, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a special report in 2018 on the impact a 1.5°C rise in global temperatures would have on our planet and the critical steps that needed to be taken to try and keep rises below that level. Action by the UK Government The 2008 Climate Change Act set…
… the findings of the IPCC and advising the UK Government to revise its long term 2050 carbon emissions. This saw a new target adopted to cut GHG emissions to net zero by 2050 with the UK Government becoming the first country to nationally declare a Climate Emergency in May 2019. As the UK prepared to host the COP26 climate summit in 2021, the UK’s sixth carbon budget set out the world’s most ambitious…
…, value chain, asset sharing, carbon credits • Support climate action and developing carbon markets The Vision The areas covered by South Holland District Council, Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey District Council achieve net zero emissions in advance of the UK Government. In doing so, action supports social, economic and environmental outcomes that help adapt and mitigate to climate…
… in November 2019 and the BBC plan is due to be finalised in Autumn 2021. Both Councils have adopted net zero commitments in advance of the UK Government with ELDC specifying a target to reduce emissions from its own operations by 45% by 2027 and to net zero by 2040. Action Plans setting out the projects and initiatives required to deliver the reductions needed are being implemented to ensure progress…