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South Gloucestershire Council

… to be designed to withstand extreme weather, particularly flooding and heat, y Planting trees and vegetation to provide habitat, summer shading, and to slow down heavy rainfall which causes flooding incidents, y Protecting, improving, increasing, and joining up areas of woodland, grassland and wetland to help nature thrive and withstand new pressures, y Growing food locally, y Reducing waste…

… Emergency response we will be carrying out further research on local climate resilience and the measures that we need to take in the area to prepare for the local impacts of climate change. We will also look in more detail at the councils’ direct emissions (for example from buildings, waste management services and street lighting) and the indirect emissions (the services and goods we buy). We…

…; www.southglos.gov.uk/climatechange 26 CLIMATE EMERGENCY STRATEGY: APPENDIX 1 4. The Council’s direct emissions are now 50% lower than in the baseline year 2009/10; 5. The Council’s direct emissions represent 1.32% of the total emissions for South Gloucestershire, but the Council has the ability to have significant influence over around 40% of emissions through planning for housing and transport, waste…

… and working towards zero waste by 2030, y Reducing the waste of water, y Preparing for new pests and diseases triggered by a hotter climate. CLIMATE EMERGENCY STRATEGY www.southglos.gov.uk/climatechange 8 Taking action y We can reduce the negative outcomes of climate change by taking action and changing how we live and how our society works, y It is important to remember that what we do…

…% of carbon emissions through its powers in planning, transport and waste. The council can also influence carbon emissions from homes and businesses and work with organisations across the area to enable others to respond to the Climate Emergency. 64% 98.8% 1.2% 15% 6% 7% 8% Total 1048,900 tonnes CO₂e Dome stic Non-domestic Power Power Fu el Heat He at A griculture Tr an sp or t…