Warwickshire Climate Change Strategy
‘Thinking global, acting local’

Recognising the need for significant action in this field, this strategy has set ambitious targets. Public awareness of the nature and impact of climate change is increasing as the results from the Warwickshire Citizen’s Panel (box 1 below) demonstrate.
BOX 1. Warwickshire Citizens' Panel

The Warwickshire Citizens’ Panel consists of 1,087 local residents who are representative of the geographical distribution and social composition of the county. The survey in February 2006 focussed on sustainability. There was a response rate of 73%. Of these, 93% of the Panel considered climate change to be very or quite important, and just one percent not important at all. Simple behavioural changes, such as recycling (96%), buying energy-efficient products (89%) and improving home energy efficiency (90%) were cited as important ways of reducing its impact. Over 70% of respondents had taken five or more itemised actions to reduce their impact on the environment in the last 12 months.

The response captured by the Citizens’ Panel results demonstrates strong public support for concerted action against climate change and has been reflected recently in growing political support across all parties at national and local levels to take action now.

Warwickshire County Council has agreed to facilitate this Strategy and Action Plan as part of its commitment to the Local Government Declaration on Climate Change - the ‘Nottingham Declaration’, which commits it to reviewing the delivery of its services and implementing measures to reduce wasteful practices.

This strategy commits its members to adopting an Environmental Sustainability policy which commits organisations to a more sustainable way of operating. An example of the County Council’s policy is set out in Annex 1. An Environmental Management Action Plan (EMAP) sets out what organisations need to do to implement this policy and encourages a commitment to obtain ISO14001 accreditation. The Warwickshire Strategic Partnership Plan sets out priority areas of activity for partners in the county to address climate change. Its key aims and objectives are summarised in Annex 2.

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