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NET ZERO DELIVERY BODY MEETING
In June the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia chaired the fourth meeting of the Net Zero Delivery Body at No 6 Convent Place . The meeting was attended by Minister for Environment John Cortes and Minister for Transport Paul Balban , as well as representatives and stakeholders from across Government departments , agencies , and authorities . The Net Zero Delivery Body is comprised of smaller working groups , each providing an update at the meeting to the wider board . Net Zero Modelling Tool for Energy Consumption
This group provided a virtual presentation to the board regarding energy consumption . This tool , developed by the environmental consultancy group Ricard , enabled real-time comparators of the potential impacts of actions , policies and strategies using the projections of the Climate Change Strategy . As data is entered and measured against baseline data from 2019 , the Government will be able to measure and evaluate impacts and guide future policymaking . Sustainable Transport Working Group
In Gibraltar , transport accounts for 20 % of emissions from fossil fuels . The board received an update on the latest work in relation to the Active Transport Strategy , which aims to improve the experience of the pedestrian . The strategy also aims to introduce a core cycling network including parking and storage infrastructure to increase the equity of space for vehicular
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