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… carbon dioxide. In order to be consistent with the measuring and reporting methods of the Welsh Government, UK Government and the IPCC, this plan will refer to ‘carbon emissions’, ‘CO2e’ and ‘net zero carbon’. 8 Climate and Nature Emergency Plan / Gwynedd Council 5. Responding to the Effects of Climate Change Thus far we have considered the importance of slowing down…
…. Governance 27 11. Procurement 30 12. Land Use 32 13. Ecology 36 14. Partners 39 15. Strategies and Policies 40 2 Climate and Nature Emergency Plan / Gwynedd Council 1. Introduction Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times, and calls for co-ordinated action from each one of us. As a result of the dramatic change…
… will be net zero carbon and ecologically positive by 2030.” This will be our measure, and we will plan our actions based on our belief that we can achieve this ambition. This ambition is in keeping with the Welsh Government’s target for the public sector in Wales to be net zero carbon by 2030, and more can be found about this target in their document published in 2019 Prosperity for All: A Low…
… Carbon Wales and in 2021 Net Zero Wales: Carbon Budget 2 (2021-2025). The Government has extended its target beyond the public sector since the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (Environment Act) makes it a legal obligation for the Welsh Government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Wales by at least 80% by 2050. The Environment Act also places new obligations in relation to the decrease…
… was 31,155 tCO2e (further information on the meaning of tCO2e in ‘What is net zero carbon and why is it important?’). The council committed to reducing carbon emissions by 40% by 2021 compared with its baseline year, but indeed exceeded this target by going further and faster. By 2020 the council’s carbon emissions were 13,003 tCO2e, a reduction of 58%. The Welsh Government methodology that we…