Is localism delivering for climate change?

Date	Thursday, October 27, 2011
Topic	Economy [5] Governance [6] Productivity & Economic Growth [7] Biodiversity & Natural Environment [8] Civic Participation [9] Planning, Land & Flood Defence [10] Pollution [11] Enterprise [12] Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Climate Change [13] Energy, Waste & Natural Resources [14] Investment [15] Sustainable Development [16] Environment [17] Governance & Civic Participation [18] Infrastructure [19]

This report explores the impacts of the coalition’s localism agenda on climate change action. It asks:

Are local authorities continuing to work on climate change?
How is action being encouraged?
What potential do local enterprise partnerships (LEPs), local nature partnerships (LNPs) and neighbourhood plans have to strengthen local action on climate change?

Based on extensive interviews and two surveys, the report finds a three-way split between local authorities. A third are maintaining their action on climate change, a third are narrowing their work and a third are opting out of action altogether. Overall, the results suggest that climate change work has narrowed, is very weak or absent in 65 per cent of local authorities.

The full report can be downloaded here [2], or read the executive summary [3].

Please visit www.greenalliance.org.uk [4] for more information.

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Links:
[1] http://www.yourclimate.org/system/files/news_images/greenal2.png
[2] http://www.greenalliance.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Publications/reports/Is%20localism%20delivering%20for%20climate%20change%20-%20FINAL.pdf
[3] http://www.greenalliance.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Is%20localism%20delivering%20for%20climate%20change%20executive%20summary%20-%20FINAL.pdf
[4] http://www.greenalliance.org.uk/
[5] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy
[6] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/governance-civic-participation/governance
[7] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/productivity-economic-growth
[8] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/biodiversity-natural-environment
[9] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/governance-civic-participation/civic-participation
[10] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/infrastructure/planning-land-flood-defence
[11] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/pollution
[12] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/enterprise
[13] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/greenhouse-gas-emissions-climate-change
[14] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/energy-waste-natural-resources
[15] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/investment
[16] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/sustainable-development
[17] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment
[18] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/governance-civic-participation
[19] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/infrastructure