Climate Change
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Introduction
Climate Change (also known as global warming) is the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. There is increasing scientific evidence that human actions are changing the global climate through the emission of greenhouse gases, which is imposing significant changes in temperature, rainfall, sea levels and extremes of weather.Bristol’s Community Strategy (2003) set a target to cut the levels of greenhouse gas emissions in Bristol by 60% by 2050, based on the year 2000 baseline. In September 2004 the Council adopted the Bristol Climate Protection and Sustainable Energy Strategy and signed the Nottingham Declaration on climate change.
related links
- Greener living - Information on going greener at home and within your community. You can also find out about what’s happening across the city
- Sustainability home page - Find out what else Bristol City Council is doing to build a sustainable city
- Renewable Energy in Bristol - Bristol City Council and the Energy Management Unit have made a commitment to using and promoting renewable energy.
related documents
- Climate Protection and Sustainable Energy Strategy (pdf, 740 Kb)
- How will climate change affect your organisation? (pdf, 122 Kb)
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