LONDON, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- British researchers have developed an online tool which is now being used by local authorities to understand their role in meeting the climate change objectives set by the United Nations, the University of Manchester announced on Monday.
The tool was developed by researchers from the university and the Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research. It is based on the latest synthesis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on how quantities of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities relate to global warming.
With this tool, users can calculate a carbon budget for any British administrative area larger than local authority scale, and set climate change targets which meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
"This is a practical and straightforward way for local and devolved governments in the UK to translate the implications of the Paris Agreement into carbon reduction commitments based on the latest science,"said Dr Chris Jones from the university who helped develop the tool.
Some 27 local authorities including Manchester, Sheffield, and Leeds are now actively using the online tool to set science drive climate goals based on research, according to the university.
