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Representation ID: 72090

Received: 26/07/2021

Respondent: Graham Ball

The draft policy states that its target is as close as possible to net zero emissions produced within Warwick district by 2030.

1. The inclusion of "as possible" means your performance against this target cannot be measured because you can always claim something has not been possible. Therefore, "as possible" should be removed.

2. Limiting the target to emissions produced within Warwick district means that you can meet the target by moving emissions production (eg a factory) to anywhere outside the district, thus not actually contributing to net zero globally at all. Instead, your target should be for all final outputs consumed in Warwick district to have net zero emissions, thus taking account of their global carbon impact.

I expect that both these changes mean you would need to do more, sooner to meet net zero or to push the target nero (sic) date back.

If you do not make these changes, it would suggest your net zero policy is a sham.