LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION PRACTICESGREATER MANCHESTER (UK)

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We face environmental threats and challenges, but tacklingthem will present opportunities for Greater Manchester…
5 environmental threats and challenges to Greater Manchester
Climate change –mitigation
More radical local
and national action
to accelerate CO2emissions
reductions

Air Quality
Health impacts ofparticulates andnitrogen dioxide –NO2 levels inbreach of legal
limits

Production andconsumption ofresources
Throwaway society
and particularissues with plastic
and food waste

NaturalEnvironment
Multiple benefits still
yet to be fullyrealised or
accounted for – lackof other sources ofinvestment

Climate change –resilience andadaptation
Increasing risk ofextreme weather
events – particularly
flood risk but alsoheat stress

3 opportunities in tackling themPeople

PlacesEconomyImprove health and quality oflife, increase productivity andreduce inequality

Create vibrant andsustainable places andgood quality homes

First mover advantage –increase prosperity andproductivity

5 Year Plan Priorities

Key Inter-relationships

Our Production& Consumptionof resources

Our Home,
Workplaces andpublic buildings

Our Energy
SupplyOur Transportand Travel

Our Natural
Environment

Our Resilienceand Adaptation

Produce goods &services moresustainably

Reduce heat demand
from homes

Increase local
renewable energy
generation

Decarbonise Freight& shift to rail/water

Managing our landsustainably

Embed climate
adaptation in allpolicies

Become more
responsible
consumers

Reduce heat demand
from commercial &public buildings

Decarbonise how weheat our buildings

Tackle most polluting
vehiclesManaging our water& its environment
sustainably

Increase resilience ofour criticalinfrastructure

Increase diversity &flexibility of supply

Phase out fossil fuelprivate vehicles

Increasing
investment in naturalenvironment

Implement naturebase solutions

Establish a zero
emission bus fleet

Increasing
engagement in ournatural environment

Improve monitoring
and reporting

Managing our waste
sustainably
Reducing
unnecessary foodwaste
Reducing the heat
demand in newbuildings

Increase use of
public transport andactive travel

Achieving a net gain
in biodiversity for
new builds

Models are useful in informing the pathway….
SCATTER
GM
191.8 MtCO2
SCATTER
L4
111.9 MtCO2
Tyndall
94.5 MtCO2

Focus on the innovation thatcan close the gap:- Technology- Finance and funding- Partnerships- Leadership- Engagement and education- Skills

Half of current
annual emissions

they show us that we allneed to take action now…

…identify where emissions reductions come from…

Need decarbonisation ofelectricity supply to support thisLess significant drivers:- Industry- Freight- Public transport- Other local (e.g. waste,agriculture)

Industry
Commercial building heat, hot water and cooking

12

Domestic building heat, hot water and cooking
Freight

10

MtCO2eMost significant drivers:- Homes & Buildings- Cars, vans, taxis, motorcycles

14

Public transport
Cars

8

Other local

6420

2015

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

The Mission: Carbon Neutral by 2038
• Transport and domestic gas are
currently our largest two largest
sources of carbon emissions and thetwo areas where we are failing mostsignificantly to make the progress weneed• We need to transition away from theuse of fossil fuels, towards zero
emission solutions• This will require the region toelectrify its heating and local
transport and move heavy haulage
and industry towards hydrogen• To enable this the region will need togenerate more renewable energy
locally that can meet our increasing
demands (including green hydrogenproduction)• A whole system approach needs tobe adopted.

The Mission: Carbon Neutral by 2038
Tyndall budget (67MtCO2 to 2038 /71MtCO2 to 2100)
BEIS emissions:
Area showing current pathway
Bar chart showing the in-year gap to theTyndall budget.

With carbon budgets, its not the specificdate that counts, but rather the total
amount of carbon emitted that matters –the “area under the curve”

To achieve the 2038 mission, theGM 5-Year Environment Planoutlines our ‘fair’ carbon budget
contribution of 67 mega tonnes
for 20 years. The critical focus is
not exceeding our total budget.
Across 2015-19, GM’s emissions
were 9.9MtCO2 above the Tyndall
budget, i.e. an additional
9.9MtCO2 savings need to bemade on top of the Tyndall
budget. This gap has been
increasing year on year.
Key point is that significant cutsmust happen now.

IURC Project with Osaka•••••

Japan an international priority for Greater Manchester
IURC Partnership started in 2021
Focused on Climate Change and Environment
First Virtual Meeting in December 2021
Webinar in spring 2022 – Waste and decarbonatization of heating.

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