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The world is heating up and record-breaking temperatures are being reached with alarming regularity.
Not every single weather event is due to climate change but the frequency of extreme temperatures is increasing.
North America has just recorded its hottest June on record, while California’s Death Valley recorded 54.4C last week.
While heatwaves can be deadly for humans, they also destabilise ecosystems and have catastrophic impacts on plant and animal life.
The effects of climate change would also be more droughts, floods and wildfires, the inability to grow crops, coral reefs wiped out, global sea levels rising and tens of millions of people becoming climate refugees.
But what does this mean for us here in North Somerset?
How well do you know the main drivers of climate change locally and what we can do to mitigate them?
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Two years ago we declared a climate emergency and we want to support residents to lead greener lives and help North Somerset become carbon neutral by 2030.
That’s only eight and a half years away so we need to start making changes now about the way we live our lives.
We’ve also joined forces with hundreds of other regional, city and local authorities to request that the Government makes important policy changes which would better allow councils to deliver climate change action in their area.
The Net Zero Local Leadership Communique sets out six priority areas for immediate action - finance, transport, housing, energy, nature and legislation - which would speed-up the transition to net zero carbon emissions across the UK.
Challenge yourself to change by following some top tips.
Find out more about what we’re doing, our priorities and strategies, on our website.