Including the closely related terms water supplies, and fresh water supplies.
…. These changes bring with them the biggest challenge the Isles of Scilly will face in the future, that of coastal flooding. Initially coastal flooding could contaminate our fresh water supplies with saline water, affecting not only our vital drinking water supplies, but also our freshwater habitats. 6 High intensity storms risk damaging our critical infrastructure such as property, highways…
…/2020, when the Council declared a Climate Emergency. Scope Emissions Type Annual Emissions (tCO2e) 2019/2020 Annual Emissions (tCO2e) 2020/2021 Scope 1 Fossil fuel heating (oil & gas) 64.56 47.03 Fossil fuel powered fleet vehicles 24.42 7.91 Scope 2 Fossil fuel electricity supply 270.30 55.53 Scope 3 Staff travel (Car hire, Scillonian III, boating, Skybus) 3.64 1.05 Water supply 0.76…
… and the off islands, protecting our homes, habitats, critical infrastructure and our water supplies. The project will also involve the development of a Climate Adaptation Action Plan for the islands, outlining what the Isles of Scilly need to do to prepare for the impacts of climate change. Climate Adaptation Scilly is just the start. As an island community we need to robustly defend our homes…
… and Environment Agency funded Climate Adaptation Scilly programme of flood defence installations and upgrades across the islands 8. We will part fund local businesses to install rainwater harvesting systems, reducing the demand on our drinking water supplies 29 Image: Council of the Isles of Scilly 8. How we will support our local community 30 1. We will work with the Isles of Scilly Steamship…