{"content":[{"text":"Carbon Reduction in the Cultural and Creative Sector In \n North Somerset \n We’ve outlined here the background to our policy for carbon reduction across the \n council and how you, as a cultural or creative organisation, might implement \n environmentally sustainable outcomes in your work and organisation. \n The Climate Change Act 2008","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.132249,"width":0.7204560000000001,"height":0.142849}},{"text":"There are now legal requirements concerning carbon emissions. The Climate \n Change Act was passed in the UK in November 2008 which sets out emission \n reduction targets that the UK must comply with legally. The Act committed the UK to \n reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, compared to 1990 \n levels. However, this target was made more ambitious in 2019 when the UK became \n the first major economy to commit to a ‘net zero’ target. The new target requires the \n UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.294458,"width":0.753557,"height":0.13717200000000002}},{"text":"The Act also provides a system of carbon budgeting, to help the UK meet its targets \n through a series of five-year carbon budgets. Local authorities have a critical role to \n play in achieving local emissions reductions, including in the transport and housing \n sectors where the opportunities and challenges for decarbonisation will vary \n according to local circumstances.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.451242,"width":0.748575,"height":0.09800000000000003}},{"text":"North Somerset Council’s role in Carbon Reduction \n North Somerset Council declared a Climate Emergency in February 2019 and part of \n that motion included reporting to Council every six months on progress. In November \n 2019, the council published the Climate Emergency Strategy and Action Plan and in \n February last year, the Corporate Plan 2020-24 choosing the term 'greener' as one \n of three key themes. This means that the council will include climate change as a \n deciding factor in all policy and strategy decisions going forward. \n North Somerset aims to be a carbon neutral council and a carbon neutral area by \n 2030. Amongst its many actions the council will: \n • Take a leadership role across the area to encourage, support and enable \n others to reduce their carbon emissions \n • ‘Carbon proof’ all future strategies and policies and ensure mitigations \n • Aim for all our own new commercial space to be zero carbon or net carbon \n plus \n • Encourage residents to consider 100% renewable energy and support access \n to grant funding where available","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.568082,"width":0.756464,"height":0.317879}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}