In June 2019 Perth & Kinross Council declared support for the Scottish Government and UK Parliaments’ climate emergency statements. The Council committed to work with citizens and other stakeholders in setting out a route map to a low carbon and climate resilient Perth & Kinross.
The Interim Climate Emergency Report and Action Plan is the first stage in this journey. It is an interim document and forms the basis to start the conversation with our national and local elected representatives, our partners and communities about how we propose to tackle climate change together. This ongoing engagement process gives all partners and all citizens the opportunity to have a say in the proposals in the Plan.
Overwhelming scientific evidence has prompted local and national governments to declare climate emergencies. Perth & Kinross Council have summarised these targets which are derived from international, EU, UK and Scottish sources.
Whilst the overall targets may be set by legislation, the debate on our vision centres round how quickly we chose to deliver on our ambitions, and indeed, whether we want to go further or faster than legal targets dictate. It is also important that the vision not only sets our local targets but sets out what achieving these targets will look like. We aim to jointly develop targets with our businesses, communities and other stakeholders, taking into account different scenarios, and being realistic about the challenge and costs involved for each scenario. Similar to the Perth & Kinross Offer, everyone has something to offer when we talk about climate change.
You can view the Interim Climate Emergency Report and Action Plan below. If you have difficulty accessing this document, please e-mail us to request an alternative format.
Perth & Kinross Council aim to reduce emissions to net zero and we recognise the need for the public, as citizens and consumers, to have a much larger role in shaping our collective future actions. This is consistent with the emerging work on the Perth & Kinross Offer where we co-create solutions with communities and stakeholders, to support everyone in the area to live life well. We need to support the mobilisation of community led action to help our area move towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Fill in this survey in full and you could win up to £1,000 towards energy-saving devices, or carbon-saving actions.
The competition prizes available are;
Please note that the prizes will be given in the form of vouchers to the winners. Entrants must be 18 or over. Full Terms and Conditions are available.
Anyone can complete the questionnaire including, but not limited to;
Individuals (All age groups)
Community Groups
Third Sector Organisations
Landowners
Others involved with food growing, health or climate change action
This engagement process to tackle climate change will consist of five phases, with each phase including a questionnaire. This is Phase 1 of our engagement process. Four further phases will follow focussing on specific topics, these include:
Energy & Buildings (14th of October)
Land use (19th of October)
Transport (28th of October)
Business & Industry (30th of October)
All phases will be available on the Consultation Hub.
Events - Virtual meetings and webinars will be published on this page shortly.
Our privacy notice (new tab will open) explains how the information you provide in your response will be used. If you would like to take part in our online questionnaire please click on the "I agree" button below to indicate that:
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