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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

… The Council’s decision to declare a climate emergency was unanimous and so is our resolve to tackle climate change. It is only by working together that we will achieve our target of being carbon neutral by 2030 – and it is this sense of shared responsibility, collective unity and single purpose that underpins and gives strength to our goal. Partnership is the key to success and we invite everyone who…

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… out of ten (64%) thought that it was extremely important (26%) or very important (38%) to tackle climate change. People were most concerned about climate change leading to the loss of animals, plants, habitats and biodiversity in the District (63% were very concerned), extreme weather (63%); and environment destruction (52%). Respondents said that more information (45%) and advice (45…

…%) would help them to tackle climate change. The actions that people thought would be important for tackling climate change were minimising single use plastic (89% said this was very important); encouraging the reuse, repurposing and recycling of waste materials (84%); and making sure that new houses are energy efficient (81%). Future Focus Research surveyed 500 people, selected randomly from…

…. Local authorities have powers or influence over roughly a third of emissions in their local areas” Climate Change Committee, Local Authorities and the Sixth Carbon Budget, December 2020 This means that we all have a part to play in tackling climate change. We see our role as a district council to be to encourage people, businesses and other organisations to do what they can to reduce…