Relevant St Helens policies and organisations

Non-statistical indicator

We have identified the following laws, policies and strategy plans in place that are relevant to this indicator

  • St Helens Borough Council declared a Climate Change Emergency in July 2019. The Council is aspiring to achieve a zero-carbon target by 2040 and the Council are currently exploring a range of methods in order to achieve its aim. The Council has outlined several priorities to help achieve the above aim
    • Increase level of recycling and reduce waste.
    • Encourage use of alternative modes of transport, rather than travelling by private car.
    • Provide infrastructure for electric vehicles.
    • Improve efficiency of Council assets and enable 100% clean energy across all Council functions by 2040.
    • Encourage net-carbon developments and communities

St Helens Borough Local Plan 2020-2035 Climate Change Background Paper October 2020

  • The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) declared a Climate Change Emergency in May 2019 and resultantly is developing a Climate Change Action Plan. The LCRCA has also developed several policies that will support the region efforts to address climate change

Net Zero

  • St Helens Chamber support to local businesses to achieve cutting carbon emissions in half by 2030 and to reach “Net Zero” by 2040

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from St Helens statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from St Helens statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other St Helens-specific metadata information.

Goal

Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Target

Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
Indicator

Indicator 13.2.1: Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans, strategies as reported in adaptation communications and national communications
Comment and limitations

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 2021-07-19: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2022-07-08: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Goal

Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Target

Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
Indicator

Indicator 13.2.1: Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans, strategies as reported in adaptation communications and national communications
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)