Cambridge City Council My Cambridge: Log in or sign up Menu Accessibility tools Home > COP26 and our response to the climate emergency Cambridge walk-in vaccinations Dismiss Get your coronavirus vaccination at walk-in clinics in and around Cambridge – no appointment needed, but wear a face mask COP26 and our response to the climate emergency Tackling climate change is one of our key policy priorities – we declared a climate emergency in February 2019. The climate change agreement in Paris in December 2015 committed to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C. It recognised the need to achieve zero net global carbon emissions by the second half of this century to achieve this. The UK recently hosted COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties. The summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Read about our work to reduce and adapt to climate change and our work towards a sustainable Cambridge. We are working on a number of different projects across the city, three of which are showcased in this video about our Climate Change Strategy. If you want to get involved, you could: Sign our Climate Change Charter Plant a tree in your garden Read our ‘Greening your Home’ booklet to find out how to make your home and lifestyle more environmentally friendly Watch our short video about our aspiration to be net zero and how we can all make a difference Watch a video about how to reduce your carbon emissions, from the recent Cambridge Zero Climate Change Festival If you work with a local voluntary or community group, you can apply for a Sustainable City Grant to deliver projects that will help achieve the objectives of our Climate Change Strategy. Our Climate Change Strategy and Carbon Management Plan help us address the causes and consequences as we work to become a more sustainable city. We are proud to have been declared a Fairtrade city. We adopted a Sustainable Food Policy Statement [PDF, 0.2MB] in 2018 and we work with the Cambridge Sustainable Food network, which achieved the Sustainable Food Cities Network Silver Award for Cambridge. We’re also working to reverse the decline in biodiversity in and around Cambridge, to help our work to tackle climate change. We passed a motion to declare a biodiversity emergency in May 2019. Information for residents Home energy and water use Travel more sustainably Reduce your waste Adapt to climate change Information for businesses Improve your business's energy efficiency Increase sustainable travel at your business Reduce your business's resource use and waste Adapt your business to climate change Contact us sustainablecity@cambridge.gov.uk 01223 457176 Coronavirus guidance and advice Find information about vaccinations and testing, local help, financial support and more COP26 and our response to the climate emergency Find out how we are addressing one of our key policy priorities – and how you can help Fostering in Cambridgeshire Do something incredible and change your profession Menu News Updates Consultations Committee meetings Follow us Facebook Twitter YouTube All our social media accounts Subscribe to email alerts Find out more Accessibility Contact us Cookies Data Protection Job vacancies Terms of use Other useful sites Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge Live Trust city events Greater Cambridge Partnership Visit Cambridge