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… an opinion poll on public perceptions around local climate action and; • two thirds of responders said they were worried about climate change with flooding, storms and heatwaves being the impacts most likely to affect their local area • With only 12% thinking climate change will not impact their local area Strategy development 1.5. Climate policy is within the Cumberland Policy and Regulatory…

…, with partners, for the ‘reasonable worst case climate change scenarios’ based on different predicted global warming levels (1.5°C, 2°C and 4°C),predicted over the coming decades. • Plan for and adapt to the changing shoreline and dynamic flood risks. • Strengthen our partnerships so they can continue to help us prepare, respond and recover from major incidents that are driven by extreme weather…

… also been informed by the work undertaken by the previous councils. 1.3. The public opinion and social trends on climate change are changing, a recent Office for National Statistics1 survey estimates that 72% have made a lot or some changes to their lifestyle to help tackle climate change. Among those who had made a lot or some changes to their lifestyle to help tackle climate change…

…. • More needs to be done to raise awareness of the climate crisis and the necessity of taking mitigation/adaptation action. • Use the work developed by organisations like ADEPT (Blueprint Coalition), UK100 and Friends of the Earth to accelerate climate action and learn from other councils. Engagement with partners 5.10. We have received responses from the following partners: • Lake…

… the concerns that motivated them to make the changes were: • Effect on future generations (69%) • Loss of natural habitats or wildlife due to climate change (66%) • Energy and food supplies (55%) • Other people being directly affected by climate change, for example: extreme weather events or rising sea levels. (52%) 1.4. The Local Government Association recently commissioned YouGov to run…