00:00Bristol may be ahead of the curve when it comes to cutting carbon emissions, but new
00:07data shows that the city is unlikely to hit its ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral
00:13by the year 2030.
00:16The target was set in November 2018 when Bristol City Council became the first local authority
00:23in the UK to declare a climate emergency.
00:27The goal was bold, to make the entire city net zero within just over a decade.
00:32Now, nearly seven years later, a report to the Council's Environment and Sustainability
00:37Policy Committee shows mixed results.
00:40Carbon emissions from Bristol are on course to be 50% lower than they were two decades
00:45ago.
00:46And, for nearly 20 years, the city has consistently recorded lower emissions per person than similar
00:53UK cities.
00:55Bristol's reduction rate has also been faster than the national average, a fact that reflects
01:00its long-standing green credentials.
01:02The city was named the UK's first cycling city in 2008 and later crowned European Green
01:09Capital in 2015.
01:13But despite these successes, experts say that the scale of the transformation needed to reach
01:18net zero in just five years is now likely out of reach, pointing to challenges in transport, housing and energy infrastructure.
01:29The report warns that while progress is real, the current pace won't be enough without drastic
01:35city-wide change.
01:37Bristol will miss its 2030 target, even as it remains a national leader in climate action.
01:43Bristol will miss out.
01:54To be continued...
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