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As we are all aware Climate Change and talk of achieving “Net Zero” has been hitting our news bulletins most evenings.

Earlier this month COP 26 was hosted in Glasgow. World leaders came together to discuss global climate issues and pledged to tackle the challenges, with commitments for action and change.

The aim of COP 26 was to agree on how to limit global warming to 1.5°C, the level at which we will suffer catastrophic changes to our way of life and society.

In summary, the world is headed for 2.4°C warming despite the climate summit, so we will all need to do more to accelerate our route to net zero, particularly in the period to 2030, if we are going to avoid the consequences of catastrophic climate change for ourselves and future generations.

LCMB made an early push to achieve net zero carbon and we’re proud to have achieved this in January 2021. How did we do it? Read our story here.

If you are interested in some easy steps you can implement now to get started on your net zero carbon journey read our blog Five Point Plan To Reach Net Zero.

We have also hosted several webinars this year alongside expert guests, which you can watch –Route to Net Zero and How to reduce the carbon footprint of your organisation.

LCMB are also proud to be part of Oxfordshire’s clean technology ecosystem, which is supporting The Billion Tonne Drop, a programme to reduce global emissions by one billion tonnes per annum.

If your organisation needs guidance, or support, to get started on your net zero carbon journey then LCMB are well placed to help you make that journey as effortless as possible,

Do get in touch with me if we can help you on your road to Net Zero carbon.

Stay safe, stay clean and green.

Mike Kenny

Managing Consultant

COP26 News Round-up Summary

• The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference
• The first draft of an agreement from COP26 setting out how countries will cut emissions has been published
• It calls for Governments around the globe to impose more stringent climate targets as a matter of urgency
• COP26 aims to keep global temperature rises under 1.5C, which scientists say will help us avoid the worst effects of climate change
• Countries’ short-term climate plans are still far off what is needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s target and to prevent irreversible damage
• At a pivotal moment in history, countries are urged to revisit, strengthen, and impose short-term targets to align with the long-term climate goals
• More than 100 leaders have pledged to end and reverse the effects of deforestation by 2030
• More than 40 countries have committed to moving away from coal
• More than 100 countries have signed an agreement to cut emissions associated with methane gas

World headed for 2.4°C warming despite climate summit

• Current pledges are likely to result in an increase far above the scientific maximum of 1.5°C rise in global temperature
• Further concern has been highlighted around matching policies to pledges as The Climate Action Tracker has predicted that current government policy is expected to result in a 2.7C temperature rise.

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