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… 7 PART THREE NEXT STEPS Leading Net Zero Exeter What Exeter City Council can do What Devon County Council can do What Organisations can do What Individuals can do Working with the Devon Climate Response Group More information Acknowledgements Source Materials 7 11 12 13 15 20 21 22 PART ONE DEVELOPING THE PLAN Exeter's Vision Exeter's Commitment to Climate Action Net Zero…

… advantage of these opportunities with active frontages and careful consideration to thresholds with public space. THE FUTURE PLACES TOOLKIT: 12 INGREDIENTS FOR FUTURE PLACEMAKING PLAN FOR A NET ZERO EXETER 11 EXETER’S COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION Exeter has been playing a role in rising to the critical climate change challenge for some time and the city has a world-class reputation…

… of climate change. However, many members of our society remain uninformed regarding the climate crisis or believe that it’s someone else’s issue - that someone else will ‘sort it out’, which is not the case. This must be a team effort. With the publication of the Net Zero Exeter 2030 Plan, we need to spread the word. We need to show that we, in Exeter, are passionate about this world issue…

… remains undiminished. Success will only be achieved through a genuinely collective effort to ensure Exeter remains one of the greatest places to live in the UK. Together we highlight ourselves as leaders in the UK and support Innovate UK plan their future investments into supporting cities in the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26), due to be held in November 2020 but now…

…. The commitment to achieve a carbon-neutral city will require significant change to be made at all levels; changes that will affect individuals and businesses as well as the political environment. There is an overwhelming support for climate action within Exeter, but it’s important to consider how different people may perceive the idea of change, be that with positivity, guilt, fear, or helplessness…