{"id":832,"date":"2022-11-16T11:20:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T11:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leantree.co.uk\/?p=832"},"modified":"2024-02-16T09:04:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T09:04:08","slug":"lean-tree-commitment-to-net-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leantree.co.uk\/lean-tree-commitment-to-net-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Tree Commitment to Net Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At Lean Tree we are fully committed to the importance of sustainability and caring for our planet and that is why we are working hard to make net zero by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why does it matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Net zero is important because of climate change. And climate change matters to us all. Evidence shows that the world has been getting hotter. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, the warmest 20 years on record have all been in the last 22 years, with the most recent among the warmest. Today, average global temperatures are over 1c higher than in pre-industrial times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most experts agree that, while 1c may sound like a small increase, it is causing significant adverse effects, including erratic weather patterns, loss of polar ice and rising sea levels. They also believe that the situation is set to deteriorate further. If no action is taken, the world\u2019s temperature could increase by up to 5c by 2100 or sooner! Scientists and governments are overwhelmingly convinced that climate change is being triggered by higher levels of GHGs in the atmosphere, which cause a greenhouse effect by trapping energy from the sun and warming the Earth\u2019s surface and the air above it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, what exactly is Net Zero?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Put simply, net zero means we are not adding new emissions to the atmosphere. Emissions will continue, but will be balanced by absorbing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n