The National Trust’s new ‘Climate Action Transition Plan’ sets out our ambitions and how they will achieve them.
The National Trust writes:
Our early work suggests that 100% of the places we care for are at risk of one or more climate hazards, from chronic impacts such as weathering and storm erosion, to more frequent extreme events like flooding, droughts and wildfires. At the same time, climate change is also reshaping how we work, driving up energy and supply-chain costs and influencing how we welcome visitors. As Europe’s largest conservation charity, we view it as our duty to take action to protect the sites in our care and to reduce our own emissions.
What is a Climate Action Transition Plan?
A transition plan sets out how a business will adapt its operations, assets and overall strategy to meet science-based climate goals. As a charity, we’re not required to produce a transition plan – but we choose to. By following climate science, we want to demonstrate leadership, accountability and our commitment to protecting people and places.
Our Climate Action Transition Plan
With the right action now, we can play our part in the UK’s climate transition and protect the places we care for. Our climate action commitments:
- To reduce all the emissions we produce whether directly from the energy we use, or indirectly through working in partnership with others. By the year 2030, we will only release as much carbon as we’re annually removing.
- To do this, we will also use our land to capture and store more carbon, primarily through establishing new trees and woods, and restoring degraded peatland.
- To be resilient and adaptable to a changing climate in every choice we make.
- Engage others – telling our story widely to inspire action from supporters and policymakers.
