Including the closely related terms public consultation, and consultation.
… therefore sets out not only the action we need to take ourselves to tackle the climate emergency, but also the steps we need others to take to help us deliver our ambitious aims. Ultimately, we cannot ignore the fact that this strategy is being launched in the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Indeed, the launch was delayed by four months as the public consultation stage was extended to allow…
… of consumption. But at the same time there are new waste streams being created by disposable masks and plastic gloves, as well as the manufacturing impacts of producing items that were not necessary previously. This new reality has to be taken into account alongside the extensive feedback received through public consultation. So, as Reading re-thinks its future in the light of COVID-19, we also need…
…, and a series of events and initiatives to engage the wider public culminating in a formal public consultation to which over 200 responses were received, this document has been compiled by the organisations who come together in the Reading Climate Change Partnership. 1.3 Ownership of the strategy Production of this strategy has been co-ordinated by the Reading Climate Change Partnership with input from…
… and extremes Global environment safeguarded for future generations Table 2: Benefits of taking action on climate change One of the striking features of the public consultation on the draft Reading Climate Emergency Strategy which took place between March and June 2020 was the large number of positive benefits from taking action on climate change highlighted by those who responded. Residents…
… in Section 5 set out how we can achieve this in more detail. 4.4 Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic A few days after the launch of public consultation on this strategy in March 2020, the UK went into a national ‘lockdown’ as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its wide-ranging impacts caused policy-makers across the world to re-assess their priorities and plans to address this and other…